Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, PA (October 2020)

Organization named: Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, PA Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 Oct. 22, 2020.

Organization as reported: Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, PA, AR
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Oct. 22, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12570, row:3709)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 12,217 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, diagnoses, conditions, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit report monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

12,217 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Oct. 22, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-10-22Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12570)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, PA Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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