- State
- NJ
- Covered entity type
- Not stated
- Individuals affected
- 3,334
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), BioReference Laboratories, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) inadvertently made the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,334 individuals viewable over the Internet. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE and BA implemented the corrective actions noted.
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
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