Altoona Area School District

The covered entity (CE), Altoona Area School District, a hybrid entity with a self-funded health plan health care component, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 9,196 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial and health insurance information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.