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 Sept. 3, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- United Way of Connecticut, Inc., CT
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 3, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9721, row:860)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), United Way of Connecticut, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,039 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, medications, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the BA offered free credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained on email security.