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. 9, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Mental Health Center of Boulder County Inc. dba Mental Health Partners, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 9, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12700, row:3839)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mental Health Center of Boulder County dba Mental Health Partners, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,650 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and administrative safeguards. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its obligations under the HIPAA Security Rule.