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 March 27, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Georgia Urology, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 27, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9384, row:523)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Georgia Urology, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,398 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE enabled multi-factor authentication, reset and strengthened its password requirements, and implemented new technical safeguards.