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 Oct. 16, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- DJO, LLC, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 16, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12581, row:3720)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), DJO, reported that an employee of its former business associate was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,429 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, health insurance information, and medical diagnoses and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.