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 June 18, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Iron County Medical Center, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 18, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9270, row:409)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Iron County Medical Center, reported that several employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 10,239 individuals. The PHI involved clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented new technical safeguards and additional security awareness training to better protect its electronic PHI.