Health Data Breach Tracker/CO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Southeast Colorado Hospital District

1,435 individuals · submitted February 3, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Southeast Colorado Hospital District, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) 1,435 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, financial information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, 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
Southeast Colorado Hospital District
State
CO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,435
Submission date
February 3, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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