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Breach notice filed by BioReference Laboratories Inc (July 2014)

Organization named: BioReference Laboratories Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 July 23, 2014.

Organization as reported
BioReference Laboratories Inc, NJ
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
July 23, 2014
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15036, row:6175)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), BioReference Laboratories, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) inadvertently made the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,334 individuals viewable over the Internet. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE and BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 3,334 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date July 23, 2014, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15036)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • BioReference Laboratories Inc. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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