St. Croix Hospice
Disclosed Jun 21, 20197 years ago21,407 affectedConfirmed
St. Croix Hospice, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 21,407 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, claims information, financial information, diagnoses/condition, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also notified state regulators as well as the major consumer reporting agencies. As a result of the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
What is known
| People affected | 21,407 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Discovered | May 10, 2019 |
| Happened | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: St. Croix Hospicemaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): St. Croix Hospice (Healthcare Provider, MN)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Jun 21, 2019 | 2 |
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 9, 2019 | 21,407 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn"] to ["names","ssn","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 19724 to 21407 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to St. Croix Hospice, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 21,407 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.