Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Upstate HomeCare

5,114 individuals · submitted November 24, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Upstate HomeCare, reported that it was the subject of a cybersecurity attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,114 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, financial and claims information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Upstate HomeCare
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,114
Submission date
November 24, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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