HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of July 28, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- A2Z Diagnostics, LLC, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 28, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11979, row:3118)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), A2Z Diagnostics, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 35,587 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, financial information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.