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 Feb. 23, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Community Association of Progressive Dominicans, Inc., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 23, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11608, row:2747)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Community Association of Progressive Dominicans, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees experienced a phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 656 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.