Breaches and incidents
Heritage Pediatrics (San Antonio, Texas): compromised email account sent fraudulent emails
HIPAA Journal reports the practice found fraudulent emails being sent from an employee’s account in April 2026 and confirmed a single account was compromised.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- HIPAA Journal reports the practice found fraudulent emails being sent from an employee’s account in April 2026 and confirmed a single account was compromised; data may have included names, clinical, diagnosis and treatment information and medical record numbers. Patients were notified on or around 19 Oct 2026.
- Root cause: single email account compromise; method not disclosed.
- No attacker named; no misuse identified.
- Notification issued; count not reported.