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 Nov. 12, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Familylinks Inc., PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 12, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9609, row:748)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Familylinks, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that the protected health information (PHI) of 3,775 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, some Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, and other clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE enhanced the organization’s multifactor authentication requirements.