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. 6, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- WellLife Network Inc., NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 6, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10369, row:1508)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), WellLife Network, reported that it experienced a hacking attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 43,875 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, addresses, dates of birth, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.