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 Jan. 11, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Jefferson Healthcare, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Jan. 11, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12399, row:3538)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Jefferson Healthcare, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 2,543 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the importance of recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications and other cybersecurity threats.