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 Feb. 14, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Peregrine Corporation d/b/a PSL Services, ME
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 14, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13004, row:4143)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Peregrine Corporation dba PSL Services, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,401 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, clinical information, financial information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary identity theft and restoration services. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards. As a result of OCR’s investigation, PSL provided updated copies of policies and procedures regarding breach notification, risk assessment, use and disclosures of PHI, and safeguarding PHI.