Town of Babylon
Disclosed Jul 24, 20206 years ago5,927 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Town of Babylon, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,974 affected individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying and responding to fraudulent email communications.
What is known
| People affected | 5,927 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Discovered | May 26, 2020 |
| Happened | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Health |
| Sector | Government · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Town of Babylonmaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Town of Babylon (Healthcare Provider, NY)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 24, 2020 | 1,974 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Jul 28, 2020 | 2 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn"] to ["names","ssn","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2020-07-28 to 2020-07-24 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Town of Babylon, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,974 affected individuals. The CE notified HHS, affe · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.