HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 31, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Apex Laboratory, Inc., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 31, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12410, row:3549)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Apex Laboratory, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 7,102 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, test results, Social Security numbers, and phone numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees. Following the breach, the CE informed OCR that it is no longer in business.