Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

University of Chicago Medical Center

2,568 individuals · submitted May 27, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), University of Chicago Medical Center, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,568 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses and conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. The CE ’s mitigation efforts included strengthening its administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
University of Chicago Medical Center
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,568
Submission date
May 27, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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