MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM

MultiCare Health System, a health sector entity reported a ransomware incident to the Washington Attorney General. The organization became aware of the incident on 2020-07-16 and filed notice on 2020-08-21. 302,769 Washington residents were affected. 36 days elapsed between awareness and notification. 160 days to identify the breach. 0 days to contain the breach.

Affected (this filing): 302,769

MultiCare Health System (WA) reported to HHS on 2020-08-22 a Hacking/IT Incident (ransomware attack) affecting 179,189 individuals. The attack was experienced by a business associate and impacted ePHI stored on a Network Server. Breached information included names, dates of birth, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.

Affected (this filing): 179,189