Two phishing scams were investigated as violating HIPPA. The hospital says there’s no evidence patients’ information was accessed.
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The Children’s Hospital Colorado was hit with a more than $500,000 fine from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for violating privacy and security rules stemming from a data breach. The hospital denies the violations occurred.
The HHS investigated Children’s after two phishing attacks in 2017 and 2020 breached email accounts with more than 10,000 people’s protected health information.
