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 Aug. 3, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Vision for Hope, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 3, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11968, row:3107)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Vision for Hope, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,517 individuals. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, medications, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.