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Veterans Health Administration
ArchivedSubmitted 12/03/2024
Updated 18 hours ago ()
- State
- DC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,302
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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
Veterans Health Administration, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,302 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medical record information, Social Security numbers and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security 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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