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 Nov. 10, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Woodfords Family Services, ME
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 10, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10357, row:1496)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Woodfords Family Services experienced a ransomware bot attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 6,691 individuals. The type of PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect sensitive data.