- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,800
- 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), Lynn Community Health, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,800 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its staff on email security and strengthened its technical safeguards.
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.