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 July 14, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- City of Lincoln Aging Partners, NE
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 14, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12010, row:3149)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
City of Lincoln Aging Partners, a business associate (BA), reported it was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,513 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR also provided the BA with technical assistance regarding its HIPAA Security Rule obligations.