Healthcare Provider · Archived
Desert Healthcare Services, LLC
8,000 individuals · submitted June 11, 2019
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Desert Healthcare Services (DHS), LLC, reported that its server was compromised due to a ransomware attack. The breach affected 8,000 individuals. Based on a forensic analysis of its computer system, it was determined that it was unlikely that electronic protected health information (ePHI) was compromised since it was encrypted. DHS reported the breach to the FBI, hired a forensic investigator, and contracted with a cybersecurity firm to remove the malware from its server. In addition, DHS implemented additional security safeguards. Upon receiving the FBI and forensic reports on this matter, the CE provided breach notification to OCR, affected individuals, and the media.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Desert Healthcare Services, LLC
- State
- AZ
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 8,000
- Submission date
- June 11, 2019
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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