Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Allegheny Heath Network

8,071 individuals · submitted July 26, 2022

About this report

Allegheny Health Network, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 8,701 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, financial information, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Allegheny Heath Network
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
8,071
Submission date
July 26, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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