Home for the Little Wanderers

The covered entity (CE), The Home for Little Wanderers, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,396 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.