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
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, NJ
- 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 11606, row:2745)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 538 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards and provided training to its employees.