Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Business Associate · Archived

Ott Cone & Redpath, P.A.

22,171 individuals · submitted December 18, 2024

About this report

The business associate (BA), Ott Cone & Redpath, reported that employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 22,171 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA adopted encryption technologies, strengthened its security policy and procedures, and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Ott Cone & Redpath, P.A.
State
NC
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
22,171
Submission date
December 18, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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