- State
- SC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,027
- 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), OrthoSC, LLC, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,027 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and x-rays. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided free credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the Breach Notification Rule.
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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