HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Nov. 7, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Confucius Pharmacy, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 7, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10363, row:1502)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Confucius Pharmacy, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 7,928 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect PHI.