Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance, LLC

Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance, LLC, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 130,922 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical information including diagnostics, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. All staff were retrained.