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. 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Baker Places, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9747, row:886)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Baker Places, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 971 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, financial and claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment 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 and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.