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 Dec. 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10245, row:1384)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised protected health information (PHI) of 1,284 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.