Healthcare Provider · Archived
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
36,086 individuals · submitted February 5, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, reported that employees of its business associate were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 36,086 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, financial information, and diagnoses. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notification on its website.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- State
- PA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 36,086
- Submission date
- February 5, 2021
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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