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 Nov. 27, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Equality Health, LLC, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 27, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10321, row:1460)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Equality Health, LLC, reported that an unauthorized individual gained access to the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 9,240 individuals, through a phishing attack. The ePHI involved included clinical, demographic and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE reset passwords and conducted additional security awareness training. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE..