Healthcare Provider · Archived
Cedar County Iowa
1,138 individuals · submitted October 8, 2020
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Cedar County Iowa, reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,138 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, financial data, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Cedar County Iowa
- State
- IA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,138
- Submission date
- October 8, 2020
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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