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 Jan. 5, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Houston Area Community Services, Inc. d/b/a Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Jan. 5, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11687, row:2826)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Houston Area Community Services dba Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 12,186 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance and medications information, diagnoses, financial information, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided training on phishing and security awareness.