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 Jan. 18, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Walker, Inc. d/b/a Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Jan. 18, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10195, row:1334)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity, Walker, Inc., reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 846 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. All staff were retrained on email security precautions.