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Breach notice filed by Boulder Neurosurgical and Spine Associates (November 2021)

Organization named: Boulder Neurosurgical and Spine Associates Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 Nov. 29, 2021.

Organization as reported: Boulder Neurosurgical and Spine Associates, CO
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Nov. 29, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11757, row:2896)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Boulder Neurosurgical and Spine Associates, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 21,450 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE closed its business; the investigation was subsequently closed.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

21,450 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Nov. 29, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2021-11-29Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11757)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Boulder Neurosurgical and Spine Associates Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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