- State
- KS
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 12,974
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Esther V. Rettig, M.D., P.A., the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting approximately 13,500 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, claims information, clinical information, lab results, diagnoses/conditions and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The CE also 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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