Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Business Associate · Archived

Baker Places, Inc.

971 individuals · submitted August 16, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Baker Places, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 971 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, financial and claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Baker Places, Inc.
State
CA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
971
Submission date
August 16, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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