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 May 22, 2015.
- Organization as reported
- Beacon Health System, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 22, 2015
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14790, row:5929)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Beacon Health System, reported that several of its employees were victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 306,789 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and a new HIPAA security training program for its employees. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.