Health Data Breach Tracker/AR

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Dermatology Group of Arkansas, PA

1,579 individuals · submitted June 29, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Dermatology Group of Arkansas, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,579 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Staff were retrained on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Dermatology Group of Arkansas, PA
State
AR
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,579
Submission date
June 29, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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