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OS, Inc.

ArchivedSubmitted 05/02/2019
State
WI
Covered entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
7,880
Business associate present
Yes
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

OS, Inc., a business associate (BA), reported that one of its employees was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 46,578 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medications prescribed. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented new technical safeguards and retrained its staff on email security precautions. 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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