US Fertility
Disclosed Nov 25, 20205 years ago878,550 affectedConfirmed
The business associate (BA), US Fertility, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 878,550 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff were retrained on email security.
What is known
| People affected | 878,550 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Discovered | Dec 4, 2020 |
| Happened | Aug 12, 2020 |
| Attack | Ransomware |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: US Fertilityoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: US Fertilityatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: US Fertilityin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): US Fertility (Business Associate, MD)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Nov 25, 2020 | 878,550 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 8, 2021 | |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Jan 8, 2021 | 47,952 |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jan 8, 2021 | 4,100 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-01-08 to 2020-11-25 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The business associate (BA), US Fertility, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 878,550 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of bi · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 878550 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to ransomware · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2020-12-04 · 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.