Healthcare Provider · Archived
The GEO Group Inc.
3,991 individuals · submitted November 4, 2020
About this report
The covered entity (CE), The Geo Group, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,991 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its employees on the proper methods of detecting and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the Breach Notification Rule.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- The GEO Group Inc.
- State
- FL
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,991
- Submission date
- November 4, 2020
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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