Health Data Breach Tracker/MD

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Associated Catholic Charities Incorporated

1,145 individuals · submitted January 20, 2017

About this report

Unauthorized users gained access to an employee’s email account after a phishing attack and automatically forwarded the employee’s emails to an external account. The breach included the protected health information (PHI) of 1,145 individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and clinical information. Following the breach, the covered entity (CE), Associated Catholic Charities, added additional protection software to its email system and provided employees with additional security awareness training. Additionally, OCR reviewed the covered entity’s risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Associated Catholic Charities Incorporated
State
MD
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,145
Submission date
January 20, 2017
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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