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 July 3, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #83 Insurance Fund and Annuity Fund, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 3, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9816, row:955)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #83 Insurance Fund and Annuity Fund, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,184 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, financial and health insurance information, medications, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.