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UC Health

ArchivedSubmitted 09/04/2019
State
OH
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
95,339
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), UC Health, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme. This breach affected 95,339 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medications prescribed, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted a substitute notification on its website. The CE offered free credit monitoring services to all affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to further protect its PHI. All staff were retrained. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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