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Community Healthlink

ArchivedSubmitted 06/17/2019
State
MA
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,598
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

Community Healthlink, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of an email phishing scheme. This breach affected 10,385 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, client identification numbers, health insurance information, and treatment information. Following the incident, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards. The CE notified affected individuals, OCR, and the media of this breach incident. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

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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