Northwest Asthma & Allergy Center
Disclosed Dec 12, 20241 year ago1,000 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center, reported that multiple employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information of approximately 1,000 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 1,000 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Discovered | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Happened | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Attack | Phishing |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: Northwest Asthma & Allergy Centeratg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center (Healthcare Provider, WA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Dec 12, 2024 | 1,000 |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Jan 10, 2025 | 39,342 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 1000 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-01-10 to 2024-12-12 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center, reported that multiple employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information of approximately 1,000 individuals. The PHI involved · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Washington AG), confirmed by Washington AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.