Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Community Healthlink (June 2019)

Organization named: Community Healthlink Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of June 17, 2019.

Organization as reported: Community Healthlink, MA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: June 17, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13365, row:4504)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Community Healthlink, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of an email phishing scheme. This breach affected 10,385 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, client identification numbers, health insurance information, and treatment information. Following the incident, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards. The CE notified affected individuals, OCR, and the media of this breach incident. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

4,598 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date June 17, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2019-06-17Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13365)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Community Healthlink Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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