Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Essentia Health - Duluth (July 2019)

Organization named: Essentia Health - Duluth Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 July 10, 2019.

Organization as reported: Essentia Health - Duluth, MN
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: July 10, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13336, row:4475)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Essentia Health-Duluth, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate (BA), Nemadji, was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting 1,377 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE, in conjunction with the BA, notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute. Essential also offered complimentary identity theft monitoring services to all affected individuals.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,377 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 10, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2019-07-10Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13336)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Essentia Health - Duluth Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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