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 30, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- BioReference Laboratories Inc., NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Other
- Submission date
- July 30, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13290, row:4429)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
BioReference Laboratories, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., doing business as American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), its business associate (BA), was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 425,749 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, clinical information, health insurance information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. As a consequence of this breach incident, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA.