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 Sept. 24, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- The Menninger Clinic, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 24, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11890, row:3029)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Menninger Clinic, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,365 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.