The covered entity (CE), AU Medical Center, Inc., reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 417.000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, drivers’ license numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, prescription information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained employees on email security.
