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New Partners, Inc. d/b/a VNS Health Personal Care

ArchivedSubmitted 12/08/2023
State
NY
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,175
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

New Partners dba VNS Health Personal Care, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,175 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and law enforcement officials. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical, administrative, and security safeguards. The mitigation efforts also included workforce member sanctions, updates to its HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures, and updates to its HIPAA training.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.