Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Austin Perio Health

4,339 individuals · submitted November 17, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Austin Perio Health, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,339 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Austin Perio Health
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,339
Submission date
November 17, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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