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. 8, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- North East Ohio Network, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 8, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11859, row:2998)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), North East Ohio Network, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,555 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, 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 administrative and technical safeguards and provided security and phishing awareness training to its workforce members.