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Community Health Network, Inc.
ArchivedSubmitted 05/06/2019
Updated 18 hours ago ()
- State
- IN
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,600
- 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), Community Health Network, Inc., reported that several employees were the victims of email phishing schemes. The email accounts contained the protected health information (PHI) of 6,600 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, insurance information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
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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