Lynn Community Health Center

The covered entity (CE), Lynn Community Health Center, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,271 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, and clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, provided substitute notice on its website, and established a toll-free phone number for questions or concerns. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.