Keck Medicine of USC

The covered entity (CE), Keck Medicine of USC, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,200 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medications, lab results, 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.