Catholic Hospice
Disclosed Jan 14, 20224 years ago14,986 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Catholic Hospice, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 14,986 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provide credit monitoring and identity protection services and initiated a password reset of affected accounts. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.
What is known
| People affected | 14,986 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Happened | May 3, 2021 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2022 data breach report: Catholic Hospicein.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Catholic Hospice (Healthcare Provider, FL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jan 14, 2022 | 4 |
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 31, 2022 | 14,986 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 14896 to 14986 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Catholic Hospice, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 14,986 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social · 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.