Healthcare Provider · Archived
Charleston Fire Department
2,583 individuals · submitted April 22, 2025
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Charleston Fire Department, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,583 individuals. The PHI involved demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional safeguards, including multi-factor authentication, revised its policies procedures, and updated its HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Charleston Fire Department
- State
- WV
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,583
- Submission date
- April 22, 2025
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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