Health Data Breach Tracker/LA

Business Associate · Archived

Acadiana Computer Systems, Inc.

31,151 individuals · submitted August 17, 2018

About this report

The business associate (BA) of a number of covered entities, Acadiana Computer Systems, Inc., reported that it was a victim of an email phishing scheme. This breach affected 48,031 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, social security numbers, treatment information, and billing information. The BA implemented security safeguards and retrained its workforce members to prevent future phishing attacks. After the breach, the BA migrated its email platform to a more secure environment. Acadiana notified affected individuals, OCR, and the media of this breach incident.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Acadiana Computer Systems, Inc.
State
LA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
31,151
Submission date
August 17, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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