Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health

1,408 individuals · submitted March 22, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised protected health information (PHI) of 1,408 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,408
Submission date
March 22, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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