- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,238
- 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
St. John’s Riverside Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,238 individuals. The PHI involved clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and trained or retrained its workforce. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
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.