Frederick Memorial Hospital
Disclosed Mar 18, 20197 years ago760 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Frederick Memorial Hospital, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 760 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. Employees were retrained on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.
What is known
| People affected | 760 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 18, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Frederick Memorial Hospital (Healthcare Provider, MD)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 18, 2019 | 760 |
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.