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 Oct. 1, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- NADG Hopewell, Inc., PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 1, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11875, row:3014)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), NADG Hopewell, reported that that employees of its business associate (BA) experienced an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,143 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and claims and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI. In addition, the BA retrained its workforce members on email security.