Health Data Breach Tracker/NE

Health Plan · Archived

Omaha Firefighters Healthcare Trust

3,567 individuals · submitted January 20, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Omaha Firefighters Healthcare Trust, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information of approximately 3,567 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, claims information, and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE retrained employees regarding phishing emails and cybersecurity measures, reset passwords, revised its password policies, and instituted weekly audit logs to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Omaha Firefighters Healthcare Trust
State
NE
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
3,567
Submission date
January 20, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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