Elwyn
Disclosed Aug 21, 20206 years ago42,297 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Elwyn, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 16,579 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, 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 implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.
What is known
| People affected | 42,297 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Discovered | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Happened | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health, Credentials and tokens |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Elwynoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: Elwynattorneygeneral.delaware.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Elwynin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Elwyn (Healthcare Provider, PA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Aug 21, 2020 | 16,579 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| Delaware DOJresidents of DE | Feb 11, 2021 | 1,458 |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Feb 11, 2021 | 2 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-02-11 to 2020-08-21 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Elwyn, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 16,579 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addre · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/Data-Breach-Year-to-date-Report-2021-1.pdf · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health","credentials"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 42297 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2020-06-24 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.