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 May 23, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- County of Sacramento, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 23, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10724, row:1863)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), the County of Sacramento, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 5,525 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained staff on email security.