UConn Health
Disclosed Feb 21, 20197 years ago326,629 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), UConn Health, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 326,629 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
What is known
| People affected | 326,629 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 21, 2019 |
| Happened | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: UConn Healthoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: UConn Healthmaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): UConn Health (Healthcare Provider, CT)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Feb 21, 2019 | 326,629 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Feb 26, 2019 | 338 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn","government-id"] to ["names","ssn","government-id","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2019-02-22 to 2019-02-21 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), UConn Health, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 326,629 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn","government-id"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 326629 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.