Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by New Jersey Department of Human Services (March 2020)

Organization named: New Jersey Department of Human Services 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 25, 2020.

Organization as reported: New Jersey Department of Human Services, NJ
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: March 25, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12945, row:4084)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), the New Jersey Department of Human Services, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,300 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, program addresses, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary identity theft protection and credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,300 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 25, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2020-03-25Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12945)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

New Jersey Department of Human Services Named as the covered entity 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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