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 Aug. 23, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 23, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10495, row:1634)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Prime Therapeutics, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,050 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, member identification numbers, and medications. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Workforce members were also trained on the new safeguards.