Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

The Epilepsy Foundation of Metro New York

3,852 individuals · submitted April 8, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), The Epilepsy Foundation of Metro New York, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,852 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
The Epilepsy Foundation of Metro New York
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,852
Submission date
April 8, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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