Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

LifeLong Medical Care

115,448 individuals · submitted August 25, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), LifeLong Medical Care, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 115,448 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and security safeguards. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
LifeLong Medical Care
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
115,448
Submission date
August 25, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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