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 March 23, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Thomas Allen, Inc., MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 23, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11560, row:2699)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Thomas Allen, reported that several employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 2,803 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and drivers’ license or state identification numbers, and health insurance and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI and received technical assistance from OCR regarding the HIPAA Rules.