Rock County Human Services Department

Rock County Human Services Department, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 25,610 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. Rock County Human Services Department notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.