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 Aug. 29, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- The State Psychiatric Hospitals in the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Behavioral Health Services, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 29, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11222, row:2361)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The State Psychiatric Hospitals in the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Behavioral Health Services, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a hacking attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 850 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.