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 June 17, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- UNC Lenoir Health Care, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 17, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11372, row:2511)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UNC Lenoir Health Care, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a security incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,007 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also offered complimentary credit monitoring services and created a toll-free number for questions or concerns.