Health Plan · Archived
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
5,015 individuals · submitted December 21, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,015 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
- State
- RI
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 5,015
- Submission date
- December 21, 2021
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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