- State
- GA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 65,482
- 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), Aveanna Healthcare reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 65,482 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, health insurance information, prescription information, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee, provided complimentary credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative and 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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