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 Oct. 6, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 6, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11144, row:2283)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 951 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.