HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of June 22, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Abode Services, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 22, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12060, row:3199)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Abode Services, reported that several employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 4,905 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, treatment information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its workforce members on email security and implemented additional technical safeguards.