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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

ArchivedSubmitted 06/25/2024

Updated 17 hours ago ()

State
NY
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,274
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026
Last seen in OCR export
Oct 27, 2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,274 individuals. The PHI involved names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

Change history

Change history
Sep 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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