- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 42,962
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Palo Verde Hospital, a covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 42,962 individuals. The ePHI involved included individuals’ addresses, ZIP codes, dates of birth, names, Social Security Numbers, other financial information, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified individuals, the media, and HHS. In response to the breach, the CE implemented several corrective actions, including resetting all passwords, multifactor authentication, and additional technical safeguards.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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