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 May 27, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- University of Chicago Medical Center, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 27, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11426, row:2565)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Chicago Medical Center, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,568 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses and conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. The CE ’s mitigation efforts included strengthening its administrative, technical, and security safeguards.