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 Sept. 3, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants, P.C., CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 3, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11925, row:3064)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants, reported that multiple employees of its business associate (BA) were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 5,978 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial and health insurance information, and prescription and other clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.