Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging

The covered entity (CE), Southwestern Indiana Regional Counsel on Aging, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,250 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, birthdates, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, all workforce members were retrained on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.