Henderson & Walton Women's Center

The covered entity (CE), Henderson & Walton Women’s Center, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 34,306 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.