Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Liberty Healthcare Group

2,191 individuals · submitted June 16, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Liberty Healthcare Group, reported that employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,191 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, financial and claims information, health insurance information, 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, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Liberty Healthcare Group
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,191
Submission date
June 16, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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