Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Authentic Recovery Center, LLC (August 2018)

Organization named: Authentic Recovery Center, LLC 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 Aug. 17, 2018.

Organization as reported: Authentic Recovery Center, LLC, CA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Aug. 17, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13719, row:4858)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

A hacker gained unauthorized access to a workforce member’s email account via a phishing email. The email account contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,790 individuals and included demographic, financial, and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE performed a risk analysis, enhanced its spam email filtering, and implemented audit logs and alerts for suspicious activity on its electronic network. OCR’s investigation resulted in the CE enhancing its practices for safeguarding PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,790 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Aug. 17, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2018-08-17Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13719)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Authentic Recovery Center, LLC 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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