- State
- MN
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 117,905
- 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
The covered entity (CE), Ramsey County, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 117,905 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. Staff were retrained on the proper methods of recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. 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
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