University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

The covered entity (CE), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, reported that an several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,716 individuals. The PHI involved included Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, treatment, and clinical 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.