- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 39,000
- 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
Seton Family of Hospitals, the covered entity (CE), experienced two email phishing attacks. The attacks involved protected health information (PHI) including the names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and treatment information of approximately 39,160 individuals. Upon discovering the breach, the CE took steps to immediately disable affected email accounts. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE improved technical security and retrained staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
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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