- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 1,659
- 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
The business associate (BA), Caring Communities, reported that its third-party cloud storage vendor was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,659 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and terminated its business relationship with the third-party cloud storage vendor.
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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