Essentia Health - Duluth
Disclosed Jul 10, 20197 years ago1,377 affectedConfirmed
Essentia Health-Duluth, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate (BA), Nemadji, was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting 1,377 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE, in conjunction with the BA, notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute. Essential also offered complimentary identity theft monitoring services to all affected individuals.
What is known
| People affected | 1,377 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Essentia Health - Duluth (Healthcare Provider, MN)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 10, 2019 | 1,377 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.