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 Sept. 11, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- June E. Nylen Cancer Center, IA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 11, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13228, row:4367)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), June E. Nylen Cancer Center, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 927 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified, HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE hired a third-party to investigate the breach and provided additional HIPAA training to its employees.