Health Data Breach Tracker/KY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Hardin County Emergency Medical Services

1,046 individuals · submitted November 27, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Hardin County Emergency Medical Services, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,046 individuals. The PHI involved demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained the involved employee. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule and the Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Hardin County Emergency Medical Services
State
KY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,046
Submission date
November 27, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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