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 June 30, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Community of Hope D.C., DC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 30, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11343, row:2482)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Community of Hope D.C., reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 580 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services, implemented additional technical safeguards, and trained employees on cybersecurity.