HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Nov. 11, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Nov. 11, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11056, row:2195)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), NewYork-Presbyterian, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, health insurance and financial information, passport information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE retrained staff in its requirements to protect and secure PHI and implemented additional administrative safeguards.