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 April 6, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Winona Agency, Inc., MN
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 6, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12237, row:3376)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Winona Agency, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,306 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, passport numbers, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA..