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 April 23, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Catholic Charities of North Dakota, ND
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 23, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12199, row:3338)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Catholic Charities of North Dakota, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,901 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment 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 strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.