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Disclosed Sep 3, 20215 years ago2,296 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), ADEC Incorporated reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,999 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and treatment and health insurance policy information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance.

What is known

People affected2,296 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedSep 3, 2021
HappenedMay 18, 2021
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: ADECin.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): ADEC (Healthcare Provider, IN)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Indiana AGresidents of INSep 3, 20211,844
HHS archivetotalSep 3, 20211,999

Other breaches at ADEC

BreachAffected
Disclosed Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251 year ago11
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), ADEC Incorporated reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,999 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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