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University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

ArchivedSubmitted 09/12/2012
State
NM
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,365
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Network Server
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

Anomalous activity occurred on a single computer server utilized to support clinical trial programs at the covered entity (CE), the University of New Mexico Cancer Center. The University of new Mexico is a component of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) included the names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, patient identification numbers, and/or social security numbers of approximately 2,365 individuals. Upon discovering the breach, the CE followed its investigative procedures. The CE provided breach notifications to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE improved physical security and retrained staff. 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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