- State
- WV
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,583
- 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), Charleston Fire Department, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,583 individuals. The PHI involved demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional safeguards, including multi-factor authentication, revised its policies procedures, and updated its HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis.
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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.