Montgomery Hospice
Disclosed Jan 15, 20215 years ago6,741 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Montgomery Hospice, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 6,741 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE retrained workforce members, offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals, and implemented new technical safeguards.
What is known
| People affected | 6,741 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Montgomery Hospice (Healthcare Provider, MD)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 15, 2021 | 6,741 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.