- State
- MN
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,377
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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
Essentia Health-Duluth, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate (BA), Nemadji, was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting 1,377 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE, in conjunction with the BA, notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute. Essential also offered complimentary identity theft monitoring services to all affected individuals.
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
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