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 Sept. 11, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Young Consulting LLC, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 11, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9708, row:847)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Young Consulting LLC, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 961,003 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, law enforcement, and published substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA reviewed and strengthened its policies and procedures, implemented a variety of additional security software protections, hired additional security staff, and required additional training.