Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Houston Area Community Services, Inc. d/b/a Avenue 360 Health and Wellness

12,186 individuals · submitted January 5, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Houston Area Community Services dba Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 12,186 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance and medications information, diagnoses, financial information, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided training on phishing and security awareness.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Houston Area Community Services, Inc. d/b/a Avenue 360 Health and Wellness
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,186
Submission date
January 5, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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