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Saint Francis Healthcare Partners

ArchivedSubmitted 05/04/2020
State
CT
Covered entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
38,529
Business associate present
Yes
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), Saint Francis Healthcare Partners, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 38,529 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, diagnoses, health insurance information, and treatment and clinical information. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.

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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