Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation

1,123 individuals · submitted August 13, 2024

About this report

University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,123 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation
State
CT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,123
Submission date
August 13, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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