Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Yale University

9,051 individuals · submitted November 11, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Yale University, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 9,051 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, financial and claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Yale University
State
CT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
9,051
Submission date
November 11, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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