Health Data Breach Tracker/MO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

St. Charles County Ambulance District

1,265 individuals · submitted March 7, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), St. Charles County Ambulance District, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,265 individuals. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided security awareness training to its workforce, enhanced its multi-factor authentication, and is modernizing its email and identity security to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
St. Charles County Ambulance District
State
MO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,265
Submission date
March 7, 2025
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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