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 Sept. 14, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Montefiore Medical Center, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 14, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12653, row:3792)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Montefiore Medical Center, reported that its business associate experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 76,068 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.