Health Data Breach Tracker/MD

Business Associate · Archived

Advarra, Inc.

596 individuals · submitted April 19, 2024

About this report

The business associate (BA), Advarra, reported that it experienced a hacking attack of an employee’s email account which compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 596 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Advarra, Inc.
State
MD
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
596
Submission date
April 19, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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