Capital Neurological Surgeons

Capital Neurological Surgeons (CA) reported to HHS on 2023-08-04 a Hacking/IT Incident (email phishing) affecting 1,769 individuals. An employee was targeted by an email phishing scheme that compromised PHI including names, dates of birth, driver's license and Social Security numbers, state ID numbers, diagnoses, medications, and health insurance/treatment information. Breached information located in Email. The CE notified HHS, individuals, and media, provided credit monitoring, and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.

Affected (this filing): 1,769

Capital Neurological Surgeons reported that an unauthorized individual may have obtained access to an employee email account on or around January 17, 2023. The comprehensive investigation concluded on July 20, 2023 and confirmed that affected emails contained personal information including full names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were offered 12 months of complimentary Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring.