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 Sept. 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Health First, Inc., FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10455, row:1594)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Health First reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 14,171 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional technical and security safeguards.