- State
- RI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 111,804
- 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
The covered entity (CE), Community Care Alliance, discovered that an unauthorized actor had access to its local server from July 1, 2024, to July 5, 2024, due to ransomware attack. The breach may have affected 111,804 individuals and PHI including clinical, demographic and other treatment information. The CE provided breach notification to the affected individuals, the media, the HHS Secretary, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened and implemented a variety of new technical safeguards, as well as implementing additional staff training about cybersecurity. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the timeliness requirements of the Breach Notification Rule. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
Change history
- Oct 10, 2026OCR description published
- 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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.