Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health

2,334 individuals · submitted September 5, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,334 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

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
2,334
Submission date
September 5, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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