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 Aug. 23, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Lyons Companies, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 23, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13246, row:4385)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Lyons Company, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,434 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, treatment information, and financial information. After the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Workforce members were trained on the proper methods for identifying fraudulent email communications.