- State
- MS
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 16,737
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Medical Practice Solutions, a business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,737 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, and diagnoses/conditions. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach incident, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules.
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.