Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center

The covered entity (CE), Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center, reported that multiple employee were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,194 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, addresses, dates of birth, financial and claims information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.