Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Granite Falls Family Medical Care Center

5,404 individuals · submitted December 30, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Granite Falls Family Medical Care Center, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,404 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to those affected. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance pertaining to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Granite Falls Family Medical Care Center
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,404
Submission date
December 30, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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