Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Ankle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons PLLC

5,244 individuals · submitted June 28, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Ankle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,244 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE hired a new IT provider, implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, and retrained its staff on information security practices.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Ankle and Foot Physicians and Surgeons PLLC
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,244
Submission date
June 28, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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