Health Data Breach Tracker/DC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Veterans Health Administration

2,302 individuals · submitted December 3, 2024

About this report

Veterans Health Administration, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,302 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medical record information, Social Security numbers and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Veterans Health Administration
State
DC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,302
Submission date
December 3, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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