HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 25, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Wayne County Board of Developmental Disabilities, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 25, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13305, row:4444)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Wayne County Board of Developmental Disabilities, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 536 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.