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City of Newport, Rhode Island
ArchivedSubmitted 07/22/2022
Updated 18 hours ago ()
- State
- RI
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 2,877
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), City of Newport, Rhode Island, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,877 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, financial, and health insurance information. The CEs notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CEs implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and provided affected individuals with free credit monitoring and identity protection services.
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
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