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. 14, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Children's Home & Aid dba Brightpoint, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 14, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9188, row:327)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Children’s Home & Aid dba Brightpoint, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,051 individuals. The CE reported that the PHI included demographic, financial and clinical information. The CE provided notice to HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. The CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.