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. 17, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Austin Perio Health, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 17, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11783, row:2922)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Austin Perio Health, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,339 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on email security.