Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

MedSpring of Texas, PA

13,034 individuals · submitted July 20, 2018

About this report

An employee’s email was subject to a phishing attack, affecting 16,386 individuals at MedSpring of Texas, P.A. and five of its related covered entities and business associates. Upon investigation, the covered entity determined that the email account contained protected health information (PHI). The covered entity proved breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR provided technical assistance to the covered entity regarding breaches.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
MedSpring of Texas, PA
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
13,034
Submission date
July 20, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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