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 Feb. 17, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Towne Home Care, LLC, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 17, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11616, row:2755)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Towne Home Care, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 5,591 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and law enforcement officials. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards.