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 June 7, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Bergen's Promise, Inc., NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 7, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11400, row:2539)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Bergen’s Promise, the business associate (BA), reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 7,349 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and financial and health insurance information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA provided free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.