- State
- VA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 72,121
- 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
Sentara Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 72,121 individuals. The PHI involved included addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals and the media. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the Breach Notification Rule.
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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.