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University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
ArchivedSubmitted 09/12/2012
Updated 18 hours ago ()
- State
- NM
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,365
- 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
Anomalous activity occurred on a single computer server utilized to support clinical trial programs at the covered entity (CE), the University of New Mexico Cancer Center. The University of new Mexico is a component of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) included the names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, patient identification numbers, and/or social security numbers of approximately 2,365 individuals. Upon discovering the breach, the CE followed its investigative procedures. The CE provided breach notifications to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE improved physical security and retrained staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
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.