Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Billings Clinic (July 2018)

Organization named: Billings Clinic 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 13, 2018.

Organization as reported: Billings Clinic, MT
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: July 13, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13753, row:4892)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Billings Clinic, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 9,417 individuals. The ePHI involved include names, dates of birth, phone numbers, financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, retrained its workforce, and implemented additional policies and procedures.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

9,417 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 13, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2018-07-13Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13753)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Billings Clinic 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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