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. 30, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Commission on Economic Opportunity, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 30, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11753, row:2892)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Commission on Economic Opportunity, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 29,454 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. The BA also provided training to its staff regarding its newly revised policies and procedures designed to protect PHI.