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. 27, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- CareATC, Inc., OK
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 27, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11937, row:3076)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), CareATC, reported that several employees were subject to an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 98,774 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, medications, diagnoses, and lab results. 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 to better protect PHI. Workforce members were also retrained.