NJHackingHealthcareHealthcareBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIDENTITY_BASICHEALTH_BASICPIIHighResolved

BioReference Laboratories Inc.

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BioReference Laboratories, Inc. (NJ) reported to HHS OCR on 2019-07-30 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 425,749 individuals. The breach occurred at business associate Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), which was the victim of a cyber-attack. ePHI exposed included names, birthdates, clinical information, health insurance information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media; implemented additional administrative safeguards; and terminated its relationship with AMCA. OCR investigation completed.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS notified

⚠ no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.

⚠ No discovery dateThe OCR public portal omits the discovery date, so the 60-day notification clock cannot be evaluated from this source — only that the filing was submitted.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed425,749 affectedView incident

Source provenance

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Jul 30, 2019
Raw hash: c13d76379e7f52014414e94f472e6cceb8d815171807a40165cab09266a5aabd

Source filing

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Reporting entity

Name: BioReference Laboratories Inc.
norm: bioreference laboratories
Industry: Health Care Services

Victim entity

Name: BioReference Laboratories Inc.
norm: bioreference laboratories
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Incident

Discovered: Not extracted — the OCR public portal omits it
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 425,749
Data types: IDENTITY_BASICHEALTH_BASICPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access· Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA)
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: HHS OCR investigation completed; covered entity implemented additional administrative safeguardsCE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media
Third party: via Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc. d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA)

Compliance

Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: no discovery dateNo discovery date was extracted, so no notification clock can be evaluated.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: not extracted
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: not extracted → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Extraction provenance

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.