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 May 28, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Fora Health, Inc., OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 28, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9886, row:1025)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), FORA Health, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,568 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.