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 May 27, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- John Knox Village of Florida, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 27, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11430, row:2569)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), John Knox Village of Florida, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,000 individuals. The PHI involved included, names, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided free credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.