- State
- VA
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 1,620
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Defense Health Headquarters, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information of 1,620 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, health insurance information, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. The BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the BA undertook the corrective actions noted.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.