Healthcare Resource Group
Disclosed Apr 7, 20206 years ago5,387 affectedConfirmed
Healthcare Resource Group, Inc., the business associate (BA), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,387 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the BA implemented additional technical and security safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR received assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.
What is known
| People affected | 5,387 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Happened | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Healthcare Resource Groupoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Healthcare Resource Group (Business Associate, WA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Apr 7, 2020 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 7, 2020 | 5,387 |
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 5387 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Healthcare Resource Group, Inc., the business associate (BA), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,387 individuals. The ePHI involved incl · 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.