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 Dec. 17, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Wilmington Surgical Associates, P.A., NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 17, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12442, row:3581)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Wilmington Surgical Associates, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 114,834 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical information, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented new HIPAA policies and procedures and strengthened its technical safeguards.