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. 25, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Painters District Council No. 30 Health and Welfare Fund, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 25, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11839, row:2978)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Painters District Council No. 30 Health and Welfare Fund, reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) for 2,157 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, prescription information, 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 to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.