HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of April 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Healthplex, Inc., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11513, row:2652)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Healthplex, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack involving the protected health information (PHI) of 89,955 individuals. The PHI involved included names, gender, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, prescription information, claims information, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.