Intramural Practice Plan - Medical Sciences Campus - University of Puerto Rico

Intramural Practice Plan - Medical Sciences Campus - University of Puerto Rico, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack involving ransomware. This breach affected 439,753 individuals and the electronic protected health information (ePHI) involved included names, birthdates, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, claims information, clinical information, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new technical and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.