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 Aug. 4, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Capital Neurological Surgeons, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 4, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10548, row:1687)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Capital Neurological Surgeons, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,769 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, state identification numbers, diagnoses, medications, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice to its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.