Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Tarleton Medical

3,929 individuals · submitted March 6, 2017

About this report

The covered entity (CE) was the victim of a malware/ransom attack. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) involved in the breach included the names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, and health care claims information of of 3,929 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards by implementing a stronger password policy encrypting all its computers, and enhancing firewall and antivirus protection for its electronic systems. OCR’s investigation resulted in the CE enhancing its safeguards for ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Tarleton Medical
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,929
Submission date
March 6, 2017
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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