- State
- CO
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 41,889
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Email, Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Vail Health Services, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 41,889 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, passport numbers, health insurance information, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notification. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its staff on email security and implemented additional technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding its HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule obligations.
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.