Health Data Breach Tracker/MD

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Easter Seals DC | MD | VA, Inc.

584 individuals · submitted October 4, 2024

About this report

Easter Seals DC/MD/VA, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 584 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, financial information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and posted substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Staff were retrained on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Easter Seals DC | MD | VA, Inc.
State
MD
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
584
Submission date
October 4, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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