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 April 24, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Scenic Bluffs Health Center Inc, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 24, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13843, row:4982)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center, Inc., reported that it was a victim of an email phishing scheme. This breach affected approximately 2,889 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and diagnoses/conditions. As a result, the CE implemented administrative, technical, and security safeguards to prevent future phishing attacks. The CE also retrained its staff. The CE notified affected individuals, OCR, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.