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 June 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Vitra Home Care, LLC, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10640, row:1779)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Vitra Home Care, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 658 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical and security safeguards.