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San Juan County New Mexico

ArchivedSubmitted 05/17/2016
State
NM
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,500
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Desktop Computer
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

An unauthorized user obtained remote access to a workstation located at the covered entity (CE), San Juan County New Mexico. The protected health information (PHI) potentially affected included the names, addresses, health assessments, and clinical information of approximately 12,500 individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE improved safeguards, updated policies and procedures, and provided affected individuals with free credit monitoring. Further, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

Change history

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

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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