Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Augusta Foot & Ankle, P.C.

4,854 individuals · submitted March 17, 2020

About this report

August Foot & Ankle, P.C., the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,854 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Augusta Foot & Ankle, P.C.
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,854
Submission date
March 17, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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