OrthoAlaska
Disclosed Sep 22, 20233 years ago176,203 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), OrthoAlaska, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 176,203 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.
What is known
| People affected | 176,203 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Discovered | Nov 14, 2022 |
| Happened | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: OrthoAlaskaoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: OrthoAlaskajustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): OrthoAlaska (Healthcare Provider, AK)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Sep 22, 2023 | 176,203 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Oct 13, 2023 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Oct 13, 2023 | 161,130 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 176203 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2023-10-13 to 2023-09-22 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), OrthoAlaska, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 176,203 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Securit · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2022-11-14 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.