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Breach notice filed by Upstate HomeCare (November 2021)

Organization named: Upstate HomeCare Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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. 24, 2021.

Organization as reported
Upstate HomeCare, NY
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
Nov. 24, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11763, row:2902)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Upstate HomeCare, reported that it was the subject of a cybersecurity attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,114 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, financial and claims information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 5,114 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Nov. 24, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11763)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Upstate HomeCare Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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