San Fernando Valley Medical Group

The covered entity (CE), San Fernando Valley Medical Group, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,657 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff were also retrained. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.