- State
- VA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 12,000
- 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
Portsmouth Community Health Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack involving the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 12,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, financial information, clinical information, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added 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.