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 April 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- The Epilepsy Foundation of Metro New York, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9983, row:1122)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Epilepsy Foundation of Metro New York, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,852 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.