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 4, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Steward Medical Group, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 4, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12099, row:3238)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Steward Medical Group, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 640 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on email security.