Health Data Breach Tracker/NJ

Health Plan · Archived

New Jersey Department of Human Services

2,300 individuals · submitted March 25, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), the New Jersey Department of Human Services, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,300 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, program addresses, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary identity theft protection and credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
New Jersey Department of Human Services
State
NJ
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
2,300
Submission date
March 25, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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