- State
- NJ
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 5,530
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Golden Care Pharmacy, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed and altered the protected health information (PHI) of 5,530 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, medications, and claims information. Subsequently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the owner was arrested and charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit heath care fraud and four counts of health care fraud. In light of the DOJ’s pursuit of criminal charges, OCR closed its investigation.
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.