Health Data Breach Tracker/IA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Scott County, Iowa

4,336 individuals · submitted February 28, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Scott County, Iowa, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 4,336 individuals. The PHI involved names, addresses, dates of birth, social security and drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE enforced its multi-factor authentication, increased its workforce security awareness training, and increased its threat protections to better protect its electronic PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Scott County, Iowa
State
IA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,336
Submission date
February 28, 2025
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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