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 March 29, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Baylor College of Medicine, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 29, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10011, row:1150)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Baylor College of Medicine, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA)was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 801 individuals. The PHI involved included names and dates of birth. 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 the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.