OrthoSC

The covered entity (CE), OrthoSC, LLC, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,027 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and x-rays. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided free credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the Breach Notification Rule.