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 Nov. 18, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Village Pharmacy Group, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 18, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9596, row:735)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Village Pharmacy Group, reported that an employee experienced a phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 584 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and effected individuals. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.