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 Sept. 20, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Personal Assistance Services of Colorado, LLC, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 20, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13684, row:4823)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Personal Assistance Services of Colorado, LLC, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,839 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. During the breach investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.