Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital

Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital reported to HHS on 2024-03-29 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 2781 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. The incident involved a ransomware attack encrypting PHI (names, DOB, SSN, driver's license, diagnoses, medications). The entity offered free credit monitoring and implemented additional safeguards.

Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital reported that it was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 1,434 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Staff members were retrained to properly identify fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital notified patients and staff of unauthorized access to employee email accounts in October 2018, discovered on February 7, 2019. The incident involved phishing leading to credential compromise. Affected data included names, DOBs, health insurance info, and care details. No evidence of misuse was found.