- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 22,171
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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 business associate (BA), Ott Cone & Redpath, reported that employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 22,171 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA adopted encryption technologies, strengthened its security policy and procedures, and implemented additional technical safeguards.
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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