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 Aug. 3, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Cognizant Technologies Solutions, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 3, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10552, row:1691)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Cognizant Technologies Solutions, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 7,313 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and claims and financial information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.