Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Highpoint Foot & Ankle Center

25,554 individuals · submitted July 20, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Highpoint Foot & Ankle Center, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 25,554 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, diagnoses, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Highpoint Foot & Ankle Center
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
25,554
Submission date
July 20, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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