Louisiana State University- Health Care Services Division

The covered entity (CE), Louisiana State University - Health Care Services Division, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 58,005 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and financial and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. All staff were retrained on the proper methods of recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications.