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 March 21, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- City of Conneaut, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 21, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10054, row:1193)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
City of Conneaut, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 771 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and conditions. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.