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 Jan. 27, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Princeton Pain Management, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 27, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14288, row:5427)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Princeton Pain Management, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 4,668 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.