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 Dec. 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Monongalia Health System, Inc., WV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11719, row:2858)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Monongalia Health System, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 398,164 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance and claims information, 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 implemented additional technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.