Minnesota Community Care

The covered entity (CE), Minnesota Community Care, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 64,855 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.