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 Jan. 8, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- InterMed, PA, ME
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Jan. 8, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13066, row:4205)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
InterMed, PA, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 33,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, health insurance information, clinical information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its workforce.