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Iowa Department of Human Services
ArchivedSubmitted 10/20/2017
Updated 14 hours ago ()
- State
- IA
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 811
- 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), Iowa Department of Human Services, reported that several employees were subject to an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 811 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its technical safeguards and sanctioned the responsible employees. Staff were also retrained on email security.
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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