Health Data Breach Tracker/DC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Veterans Health Administration

44,308 individuals · submitted September 14, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Veterans Health Administration, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 44,308 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Veterans Health Administration
State
DC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
44,308
Submission date
September 14, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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