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 July 22, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- City of Newport, Rhode Island, RI
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 22, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11292, row:2431)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), City of Newport, Rhode Island, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,877 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, financial, and health insurance information. The CEs notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CEs implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and provided affected individuals with free credit monitoring and identity protection services.