Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Capital Neurological Surgeons

1,769 individuals · submitted August 4, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Capital Neurological Surgeons, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,769 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, state identification numbers, diagnoses, medications, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice to its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Capital Neurological Surgeons
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,769
Submission date
August 4, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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