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. 2, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Southwest Behavioral & Health Services, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 2, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11269, row:2408)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Southwest Behavioral & Health Services, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,337 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. The CE also established a call center for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the workforce member and strengthened its technical safeguards.