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 July 29, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- AVALA Holdings, LA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 29, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9214, row:353)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), AVALA Holdings, reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 22,732 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.