Youngs Counseling
Disclosed Dec 30, 20241 year ago790 affectedConfirmed
Youngs Counseling, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 790 individuals when emailing a newsletter and exposing all of the emails. The PHI involved email addresses only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its policies and procedures, implemented additional technical safeguards, sanctioned its workforce member and retrained staff.
What is known
| People affected | 790 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Youngs Counseling (Healthcare Provider, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Dec 30, 2024 | 790 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.