Precision Spine Care
Disclosed Jan 12, 20215 years ago20,787 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Precision Spine Care, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 20,787 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its employees on email security.
What is known
| People affected | 20,787 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Happened | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Precision Spine Carein.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Precision Spine Care (Healthcare Provider, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jan 12, 2021 | 5 |
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 12, 2021 | 20,787 |
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 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Precision Spine Care, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 20,787 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, da · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.