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 Dec. 4, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Neurosurgical Associates of New Jersey, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 4, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10301, row:1440)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Neurosurgical Associates of New Jersey, reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 32,156 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, and diagnoses. 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.