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 14, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin PC, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 14, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9347, row:486)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Scharnhorst Ast Kennnard Griffin, P.C., reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected heath information (PHI) of 639 individuals. The PHI included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The BA notified HHS, affected covered entities, and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.