The covered entity (CE), People, Inc., reported that several employees were victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 970 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial and health insurance information, medications prescribed, diagnoses, biometric data, radiographic information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, posted substitute notice on its website, and provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying and responding to fraudulent email communications.
