Health Data Breach Tracker/NM

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Gwenn S Robinson MD

2,500 individuals · submitted June 14, 2018

About this report

The office of Gwenn S. Robinson, MD, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unauthorized user accessed its computer system and demanded a ransom to recover patient data, which was encrypted by the user. The CE determined that the breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,500 individuals, specifically demographic and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE took steps to improve its security posture and implemented additional technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE to assist its compliance efforts.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Gwenn S Robinson MD
State
NM
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,500
Submission date
June 14, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Desktop Computer
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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