Oregon Department of Human Services
Disclosed Mar 22, 20197 years ago625,000 affectedConfirmed
The Oregon Department of Human Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that numerous workforce members were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of a minimum of 625,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. In response to OCR’s investigation, the CE retrained its staff on the proper methods of recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications.
What is known
| People affected | 625,000 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 22, 2019 |
| Discovered | Mar 6, 2020 |
| Happened | Mar 5, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Government · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: Oregon Department of Human Servicesjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Oregon Department of Human Services (Business Associate, OR)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 22, 2019 | 625,000 |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Mar 20, 2020 | 5,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 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 625000 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2019-09-11 to 2019-03-22 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The Oregon Department of Human Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that numerous workforce members were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of a minimum of 625,000 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2020-03-20 to 2019-09-11 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Oregon DOJ), confirmed by Oregon DOJ. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.