Healthcare Provider · Archived
Alameda Health System
2,691 individuals · submitted September 15, 2020
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 16,813 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE changed passwords and strengthened password requirements, provided individuals with free credit monitoring, revised policies and procedures, implemented new technical safeguards, and conducted a new/updated 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
- 2,691
- Submission date
- September 15, 2020
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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