HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of June 2, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Episource, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 2, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10682, row:1821)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Episource, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 23,557 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medications, lab results, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.