Health Data Breach Tracker/CO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

City of Lafayette

9,149 individuals · submitted August 25, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), City of Lafayette, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 9,149 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, 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 to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its HIPAA Security Rule obligations.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
City of Lafayette
State
CO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
9,149
Submission date
August 25, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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