Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center
Disclosed Jul 30, 20206 years ago3,127 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center, reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,127 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In addition, it offered the affected individuals complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.
What is known
| People affected | 3,127 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Happened | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2020 data breach report: Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Centerin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center (Healthcare Provider, WV)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jul 30, 2020 | 2 |
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 30, 2020 | 3,127 |
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 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center, reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,127 individuals. The ePHI involved incl · 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.