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 Aug. 30, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Ijaola, LLC d/b/a Mercy Grace Private Practice, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 30, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11932, row:3071)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Ijaola dba Mercy Grace Private Practice, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 4,450 individuals. The PHI involved included names, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided complimentary identity theft and credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.