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 Oct. 7, 2013.
- Organization as reported
- St. Louis University, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 7, 2013
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15300, row:6439)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
St. Louis University, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme affecting approximately 3,100 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, the FBI, and provided substitute notice. The CE implemented administrative and technical safeguards and trained it staff on the proper methods for identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.