Morneau Shepell

The covered entity (CE), Morneau Shepell Limited, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,162 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, drivers’ license numbers, state identification numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.