Health Data Breach Tracker/ND

Healthcare Provider · Archived

State of North Dakota

35,416 individuals · submitted October 27, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), the State of North Dakota, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 35,416 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
State of North Dakota
State
ND
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
35,416
Submission date
October 27, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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