HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Nov. 11, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Yale University, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 11, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11055, row:2194)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Yale University, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 9,051 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, financial and claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.