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 Nov. 22, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Ardon Health, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 22, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9581, row:720)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Ardon Health, LLC, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 10,098 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, medications, birthdates, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE has updated its technical safeguards. OCR also provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.