Healthcare Provider · Archived
Niagara County Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
17,000 individuals · submitted August 5, 2022
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Niagara County Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 17,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and implemented additional technical safeguards.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Niagara County Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- State
- NY
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 17,000
- Submission date
- August 5, 2022
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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