The covered entity (CE), Sapphire Community Health, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,751 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit and identity monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its HIPAA Security Rule obligations.
