John Knox Village of Florida

The covered entity (CE), John Knox Village of Florida, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,000 individuals. The PHI involved included, names, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided free credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.