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United Way of Connecticut, Inc.
ArchivedSubmitted 09/03/2024
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- CT
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 8,039
- 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), United Way of Connecticut, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,039 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, medications, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the BA offered free credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained on email security.
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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