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 May 25, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 25, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10713, row:1852)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Albany ENT & Allergy Services, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 224,486 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, 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 and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.