Dakota County

The covered entity (CE), Dakota County, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,026 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.