Health Data Breach Tracker/VA

Health Plan · Archived

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

1,229,333 individuals · submitted September 18, 2023

About this report

The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,229,333 individuals. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
State
VA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,229,333
Submission date
September 18, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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