- State
- MD
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 6,741
- 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), Montgomery Hospice, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 6,741 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE retrained workforce members, offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals, and implemented new 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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