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Healthcare Provider · Archived

Everett & Hurite Ophthalmic Association

34,113 individuals · submitted May 22, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Everett & Hurite Ophthalmic Association, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 34,113 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Everett & Hurite Ophthalmic Association
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
34,113
Submission date
May 22, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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