Tessie Cleveland Community Services

The covered entity (CE), Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corporation, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 9,747 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals, implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, and retrained its workforce members. OCR also provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.