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 April 6, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- New Jersey Urology, LLC, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 6, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12931, row:4070)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), New Jersey Urology, reported that numerous employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional security safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications.