Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center (December 2024)

Organization named: Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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. 12, 2024.

Organization as reported: Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center, WA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Dec. 12, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9560, row:699)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center, reported that multiple employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information of approximately 1,000 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,000 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 12, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2024-12-12Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9560)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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