Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Epilepsy Foundation of Texas

2,824 individuals · submitted September 24, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Epilepsy Foundation of Texas, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,824 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Epilepsy Foundation of Texas
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,824
Submission date
September 24, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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