Health Data Breach Tracker/NJ

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

538 individuals · submitted February 23, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 538 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards and provided training to its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
State
NJ
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
538
Submission date
February 23, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

More breach reports in NJ

More Hacking/IT Incident reports