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 Jan. 14, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Children's Hope Alliance, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Jan. 14, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13063, row:4202)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Children’s Hope Alliance, reported that it was a victim of a phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,564 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, clinical information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the Breach Notification Rule.