Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services

3,800 individuals · submitted November 8, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,800 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. All staff were retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
State
MA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,800
Submission date
November 8, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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