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 Dec. 6, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Blakehurst, MD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 6, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11014, row:2153)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Blakehurst, reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,047 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, and claims and financial information. The CE notified HHS, 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 trained on email security.