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 Nov. 11, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Starling Physicians, P.C., CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 11, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13139, row:4278)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Starling Physicians, P.C., the covered entity (CE), reported that several workforce members were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 977 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims information, financial information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Complimentary credit monitoring services were provided to all affected individuals and a toll-free phone number was provided for question or concerns. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.