NYC Health + Hospitals
Disclosed Feb 11, 201115 years ago1,700,000 affectedConfirmed
Backup tapes with records of 1.7 million patients stolen from contractor's van
Unencrypted clinical backup tapes containing records of 1.7 million people were stolen from the unlocked vehicle of an employee of business associate GRM Information Management Services. The data included Social Security numbers, medical record numbers and treatment details.
What is known
| People affected | 1,700,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 11, 2011 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Addresses, Phone numbers, Dates of birth, Health, Insurance |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal (archive): Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individualsocrportal.hhs.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Feb 11, 2011 | 1,700,000 |
Other breaches at NYC Health + Hospitals
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYC Health + Hospitals vendor breach exposes medical data and fingerprints of 1.8MMar 106 months agoVendor breach | Mar 106 months ago | Vendor breach | Healthcare | Confirmed | 59K |
| Disclosed Jun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251 year agoHacking | Jun 6, 20251 year ago | Hacking | Healthcare | Confirmed | 5,728 |
| Disclosed Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 20223 years agoInsider | Dec 2, 20223 years ago | Insider | Healthcare | Confirmed | 3,000 |
| Disclosed Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 20215 years agoHacking | Jun 30, 20215 years ago | Hacking | Healthcare | Confirmed | 44K |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.