Health Data Breach Tracker/IA

Business Associate · Archived

Scott County, Iowa

1,607 individuals · submitted July 25, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Scott County, Iowa, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,607 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Scott County, Iowa
State
IA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
1,607
Submission date
July 25, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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