Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Orchard Park Fire District EMS (May 2024)

Organization named: Orchard Park Fire District EMS 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 29, 2024.

Organization as reported: Orchard Park Fire District EMS, NY
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: May 29, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9885, row:1024)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Orchard Park Fire District and Orchard Park EMS, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,089 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license/state ID numbers, financial and health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and law enforcement officials. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical, administrative and security safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

2,089 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 29, 2024, 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.

2024-05-29Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9885)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Orchard Park Fire District EMS 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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