Health Data Breach Tracker/VA

Health Plan · Archived

VA Department of Medical Assistance Services

928 individuals · submitted September 14, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), VA Department of Medical Assistance Services, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 928 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
VA Department of Medical Assistance Services
State
VA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
928
Submission date
September 14, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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