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 June 10, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Bayshore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, Inc., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 10, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11389, row:2528)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Bay Shore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 679 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The hacker used financial information to fraudulently obtain funds from the CE. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and the FBI. The CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.