Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Bayshore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, Inc.

679 individuals · submitted June 10, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Bay Shore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 679 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The hacker used financial information to fraudulently obtain funds from the CE. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and the FBI. The CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Bayshore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, Inc.
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
679
Submission date
June 10, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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