Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Bronson Healthcare Group (December 2017)

Organization named: Bronson Healthcare Group 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Dec. 5, 2017.

Organization as reported: Bronson Healthcare Group, MI
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Dec. 5, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13983, row:5122)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Bronson Healthcare Group (BHG), the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a phishing attack involving an email phishing scheme. This breach affected 8,256 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medications prescribed, insurance information, diagnoses, and treatment information. BHG notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, BHG implemented additional administrative, technical and security safeguards to further protect its PHI. As a result of OCR’s investigation BHG updated its policies and provided training to all employees on methods of identifying phishing and other types of fraudulent emails. OCR obtained assurances that BHG implemented the corrective actions noted above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

8,256 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Dec. 5, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2017-12-05Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13983)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Bronson Healthcare Group 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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