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. 9, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- The Facial Pain Center, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 9, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9764, row:903)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Facial Pain Center, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,894 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, financial and health insurance information, email addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.