Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Business Associate · Archived

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

135,394 individuals · submitted August 21, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, reported that it was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 135,974 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of births, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, financial and claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. 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 University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
State
MA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
135,394
Submission date
August 21, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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