Children's Health Care

The covered entity (CE), Children’s Health Care, dba Children’s Minnesota, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 24,183 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.