- State
- AZ
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 1,498
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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), Pima County, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) Ameritas, was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,498 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, and Social Security numbers. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. The responsible employee was sanctioned and affected individuals were provided with complimentary credit monitoring services.
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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