- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 17,000
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Total Urology Care of New York, PLLC, reported that a staff member impermissibly downloaded the protected health information (PHI) of 17,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, address, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial and claims information, lab results, medications prescribed, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI and provided additional training to members of its workforce.
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.