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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - School of Medicine
ArchivedSubmitted 09/19/2025
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 799
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), UNC Chapel Hill – School of Medicine, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 799 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, financial, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
Change history
- Sep 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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