Health Data Breach Tracker/ND

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Catholic Charities of North Dakota

1,901 individuals · submitted April 23, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Catholic Charities of North Dakota, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,901 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Catholic Charities of North Dakota
State
ND
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,901
Submission date
April 23, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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