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Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, P.C.
ArchivedSubmitted 05/02/2025
Updated 16 hours ago ()
- State
- AZ
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 5,509
- 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), Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, P.C., reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,509 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
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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