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Niagara County Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
ArchivedSubmitted 08/05/2022
- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 17,000
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Niagara County Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 17,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and implemented additional technical safeguards.
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.