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Freeport Regional Health Care Foundation

ArchivedSubmitted 07/31/2020
State
IL
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
80,795
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), Freeport Regional Health Care Foundation, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 80,795 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. The CE retrained its workforce members on email security.

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.

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