- 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
- 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
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