Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

3,679 individuals · submitted June 16, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,679 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE immediately disabled the affected email account, implemented additional technical safeguards, and retrained staff on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,679
Submission date
June 16, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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