California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

The covered entity (CE), the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 236,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, financial information, and other treatment information. Upon discovering the breach, the CE took steps to secure its network and investigated the breach incident. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. As part of the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.