Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Apex Laboratory, Inc.

7,102 individuals · submitted December 31, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Apex Laboratory, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 7,102 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, test results, Social Security numbers, and phone numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees. Following the breach, the CE informed OCR that it is no longer in business.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Apex Laboratory, Inc.
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
7,102
Submission date
December 31, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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