Adams County Children and Youth Services

The covered entity (CE), Adams County Department of Children and Youth Services reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 722 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses financial and health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media and posted substitute notices on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to further secure PHI. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.