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. 3, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre d/b/a Catholic Charities of Long Island, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 3, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10376, row:1515)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre dba Catholic Charities of Long Island, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 13,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.