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 April 28, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Link Audiology LLC, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 28, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10766, row:1905)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Link Audiology, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheming that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,608 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and claims and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.