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 Dec. 13, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Independent Vision Group, LTD, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 13, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10277, row:1416)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Independent Vision Group, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,931 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to protect PHI. Staff were retrained on email security precautions. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.