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. 18, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Chicago Cardiology Institute, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 18, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9653, row:792)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Chicago Cardiology Institute, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,743 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its technical safeguards.