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 Sept. 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- La Liga Puertorriquena Contra El Cancer DBA Hospital Oncológico
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9703, row:842)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), La Liga Puertorriquena Contra El Cancer dba Hospital Oncológico, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,590 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, and birthdates. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.