Oregon Endodontic Group

The covered entity (CE), Oregon Endodontic Group, reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,952 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, health insurance information, drivers’ license numbers, financial information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and physical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.