HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of June 27, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Southwest Urology, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 27, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9240, row:379)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Southwest Urology, reported that employees of its business associate (BA) were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 7,214 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media on behalf of the CE. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.