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 March 23, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Human Development Services of Westchester, Inc., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 23, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10047, row:1186)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Human Development Services of Westchester, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 506 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.