- State
- MO
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 5,368
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Pershing Health System, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,368 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. The CE also retrained staff on email security precautions.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.