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St. Louis University

ArchivedSubmitted 10/07/2013
State
MO
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
3,100
Business associate present
No
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

St. Louis University, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme affecting approximately 3,100 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, the FBI, and provided substitute notice. The CE implemented administrative and technical safeguards and trained it staff on the proper methods for identifying 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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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