St. Charles County Ambulance District

The covered entity (CE), St. Charles County Ambulance District, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,265 individuals. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided security awareness training to its workforce, enhanced its multi-factor authentication, and is modernizing its email and identity security to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.