Doctors Community Medical Center
Disclosed Apr 13, 20206 years ago18,481 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Doctors Community Medical Center, reported that numerous employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 18,481 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
What is known
| People affected | 18,481 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 13, 2020 |
| Discovered | Feb 13, 2020 |
| Happened | Nov 6, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Doctors Community Medical Centermaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Doctors Community Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, MD)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 13, 2020 | 18,481 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | May 6, 2020 | 3 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn"] to ["names","ssn","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 12390 to 18481 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2020-05-06 to 2020-04-13 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Doctors Community Medical Center, reported that numerous employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 18,481 individuals. The ePHI involv · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.