- State
- IA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,969
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
On April 13, 2017, three Iowa Veterans Home employees mistakenly provided their credentials in response to a phishing email during the covered entity’s (CE) migration from Microsoft to Google for emails. The breach potentially affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,969 individuals, including full names, social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, driver’s licenses, and clinical information. The CE provided timely breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE retrained staff and initiated testing two-factor email authentication with staff and customers. OCR obtained assurances from the CE that it has implemented the corrective actions listed 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.