Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Sonoma Valley Healthcare District

69,000 individuals · submitted December 9, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Sonoma Valley Healthcare District, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 69,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. As part of the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Sonoma Valley Healthcare District
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
69,000
Submission date
December 9, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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