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 July 19, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Youth Consultation Service, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 19, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11997, row:3136)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Youth Consultation Service, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,756 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and claims and financial information, The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect and secure its PHI.