Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten, and Serve Addicts
Disclosed Jul 16, 20206 years ago3,129 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), The Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc., reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,129 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial information, passport numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthen its administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff.
What is known
| People affected | 3,129 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 16, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten, and Serve Addicts (Healthcare Provider, NY)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 16, 2020 | 3,129 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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