- State
- VA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 10,682
- 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), Hospice of the Piedmont, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 10,682 individuals. The PHI involved included Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, passport numbers, financial and health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered the affected individuals free credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.
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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