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 Sept. 6, 2024.
- 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
- Sept. 6, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9716, row:855)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Seneca Nation Health System, reported that it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,879 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, financial and claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.