The covered entity (CE), Personal Touch Holding Corporation, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 753,107 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the discovery of the incident, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.
