Foundation Medicine
Disclosed Mar 13, 20206 years ago2,999 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Foundation Medicine, Inc., reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 2,999 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, 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. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
What is known
| People affected | 2,999 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Happened | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Foundation Medicineoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Foundation Medicine (Healthcare Provider, MA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 13, 2020 | 2,999 |
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 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 2999 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Foundation Medicine, Inc., reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 2,999 individuals. The ePHI involved · 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.