Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Merritt Healthcare Advisors (March 2023)

Organization named: Merritt Healthcare Advisors Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 15, 2023.

Organization as reported: Merritt Healthcare Advisors, CT
Entity type as reported: Business Associate
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: March 15, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10860, row:1999)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Merritt Healthcare Advisors reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 88,740 individuals. Upon investigation, it was determined that the entity is not a covered entity or business associate; OCR closed the matter.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

88,740 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 15, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2023-03-15Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10860)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Merritt Healthcare Advisors Named as a service provider Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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