HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 9, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Precision Medical Products Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Clearing House
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 9, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9915, row:1054)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Precision Medical Products, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,094 individuals. The PHI involved included names, email addresses, health insurance information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.