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 Feb. 21, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- UConn Health, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 21, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13521, row:4660)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UConn Health, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 326,629 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.