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 Feb. 8, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Seneca Nation Health System, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 8, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11632, row:2771)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Seneca Nation Health System, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medication information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data and retrained staff.