California-based PIH Health to pay $600,000 for 2019 phishing attack

California-based PIH Health to pay $600,000 for 2019 phishing attack

A June 2019 phishing attack that compromised the personal information of 189,763 patients of California-based PIH Health will cost the healthcare provider $600,000, Health and Human Services officials announced Wednesday

PIH Health Pays $600K Settlement After Phishing Attack - Compliancy Group

In a stark reminder of how devastating phishing attacks can be, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a $600,000 settlement with PIH Health, Inc., a California-based healthcare network, following a data breach that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of almost 190,000 individuals. The breach, which stemmed from a June 2019 phishing attack, compromised 45 employee em…