The Union Labor Life Insurance Company

The covered entity (CE), The Union Labor Life Insurance Company, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 186,900 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.