Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

Community Health Group

824 individuals · submitted February 28, 2023

About this report

Community Health Group, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 824 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, state/tribal identification numbers, and medical information and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS; the BA notified affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the BA provided free credit monitoring and adopted additional technical security measures, revised policies and procedures, and implemented additional security training. During the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Community Health Group
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
824
Submission date
February 28, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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