Health Data Breach Tracker/MD

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Chase Brexton Health Care

16,562 individuals · submitted October 3, 2017

About this report

An unauthorized user gained access to four employees’ email accounts after a phishing attack. The breach included the protected health information of 16,562 individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth, financial information, and diagnostic information. Following the breach, the covered entity implemented two-factor authentication for its email system and trained employees on cybersecurity. OCR reviewed the covered entity’s risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Chase Brexton Health Care
State
MD
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
16,562
Submission date
October 3, 2017
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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