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 22, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Human Development Center, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 22, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13493, row:4632)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Human Development Center, reported that a workforce member was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,200 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.