HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Nov. 1, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- The Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 1, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13145, row:4284)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Brooklyn Hospital Center, reported that it was the subject of a malware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 26,312 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and cardiac or dental images. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.