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. 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- East River Medical Imaging, PC, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10328, row:1467)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), East River Medical Imaging, reported that it experienced a hacking attack that compromised the protected health information z(PHI) of 605,809 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained on obligations to protect and secure PHI.