Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group

12,723 individuals · submitted December 31, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,723 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and Social Security and drivers’ license numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,723
Submission date
December 31, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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