Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

18,968 individuals · submitted September 13, 2021

About this report

Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 18,968 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
18,968
Submission date
September 13, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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