Health Data Breach Tracker/ID

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Saltzer Health

15,650 individuals · submitted November 19, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Saltzer Health, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 15,650 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Saltzer Health
State
ID
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
15,650
Submission date
November 19, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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