Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics

1,354 individuals · submitted December 9, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics dba Hanger Clinic, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the subject of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,354 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, claims information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented new technical safeguards and retrained its workforce on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,354
Submission date
December 9, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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