Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Alameda Health System

90,000 individuals · submitted May 20, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Alameda Health System, reported that multiple employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 55,650 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE changed passwords and strengthened password requirements, implemented new technical safeguards, and conducted a HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Alameda Health System
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
90,000
Submission date
May 20, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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