Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Loyola University Medical Center

16,934 individuals · submitted December 30, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Loyola University Medical Center, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 16,934 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the 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
Loyola University Medical Center
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
16,934
Submission date
December 30, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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