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. 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services, NM
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11123, row:2262)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Presbyterian Healthcare Services, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 44,450 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses and conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards. Employees were retrained on the HIPAA Privacy Rule. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.