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Breach notice filed by Women's Health Care Group of PA, LLC (July 2017)

Organization named: Women's Health Care Group of PA, LLC Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 15, 2017.

Organization as reported
Women's Health Care Group of PA, LLC, PA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer, Network Server
Submission date
July 15, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14123, row:5262)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Women’s Health Care Group of PA, LLC, reported that it suffered a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 300,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 300,000 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 15, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14123)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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