Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Associated Catholic Charities Incorporated (January 2017)

Organization named: Associated Catholic Charities Incorporated Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 Jan. 20, 2017.

Organization as reported: Associated Catholic Charities Incorporated, MD
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Jan. 20, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14296, row:5435)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Unauthorized users gained access to an employee’s email account after a phishing attack and automatically forwarded the employee’s emails to an external account. The breach included the protected health information (PHI) of 1,145 individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and clinical information. Following the breach, the covered entity (CE), Associated Catholic Charities, added additional protection software to its email system and provided employees with additional security awareness training. Additionally, OCR reviewed the covered entity’s risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,145 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Jan. 20, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2017-01-20Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14296)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Associated Catholic Charities Incorporated 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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