Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

The Connection, Inc.

3,736 individuals · submitted August 7, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), The Connection, Inc., reported that two employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,736 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and financial and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
The Connection, Inc.
State
CT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,736
Submission date
August 7, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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