- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,673
- 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), Partners for Quality, reported that the email accounts of three employees were accessed by an unauthorized individual after a phishing attack. The breach included the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 3,700 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, other demographic information, financial information, and clinical information. Following the breach, the CE implemented multifactor identification for its email system and increased its cybersecurity training. Additionally, OCR provided technical assistance to the covered entity regarding its risk management plan.
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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