Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Chase Brexton Health Care (October 2017)

Organization named: Chase Brexton Health Care 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Oct. 3, 2017.

Organization as reported: Chase Brexton Health Care, MD
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Oct. 3, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14038, row:5177)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

An unauthorized user gained access to four employees’ email accounts after a phishing attack. The breach included the protected health information of 16,562 individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth, financial information, and diagnostic information. Following the breach, the covered entity implemented two-factor authentication for its email system and trained employees on cybersecurity. OCR reviewed the covered entity’s risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

16,562 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 3, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2017-10-03Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14038)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Chase Brexton Health Care 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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