Healthcare Provider · Archived
WellStar Health System, Inc.
30,417 individuals · submitted April 8, 2022
About this report
The covered entity (CE), WellStar Health System, Inc., reported that several employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 30,417 individuals. The PHI involved included names, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employees and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained in email security.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- WellStar Health System, Inc.
- State
- GA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 30,417
- Submission date
- April 8, 2022
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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