HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 26, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Allegheny Heath Network, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 26, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11283, row:2422)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Allegheny Health Network, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 8,701 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, financial information, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.