Women's Health Care Group
Disclosed Jul 15, 20179 years ago300,000 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Women’s Health Care Group of PA, LLC, reported that it suffered a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 300,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
What is known
| People affected | 300,000 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 15, 2017 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Women's Health Care Group (Healthcare Provider, PA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 15, 2017 | 300,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.