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settlement

HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $10,000: $10,000

Resolution Jan 2025

Penalty

$10,000

Action type

Settlement

Entity profile

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Case number

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What went wrong

HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $10,000

Timeline

  • ResolutionJan 2025
  • Incident and investigation milestones are not consistently published by OCR in machine-readable form.

Key takeaways for your organization

  • Align policies, procedures, and evidence with the specific CFR provisions cited in OCR resolutions affecting your entity type.
  • Run tabletop exercises for breach response, OCR inquiry handling, and privilege-preserving communications with counsel.
  • Revisit business associate inventory and downstream vendor security assurances after major enforcement themes in your sector.

Related actions

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$100,000

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GA

$16,500

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FL

$20,000

Source

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services release

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. medcomply.ai aggregates public materials for educational use, not legal advice.