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 Aug. 13, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 13, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9756, row:895)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,123 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.