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 June 11, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- University of Missouri Health Care, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 11, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12849, row:3988)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Missouri Health Care, reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,074 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, health insurance and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. A call center was established for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.