Oswego Health

The covered entity (CE), Oswego Health, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 13,619 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, medical diagnoses, medications prescribed, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its staff on email security.