Community Health Center of Buffalo & Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis Confirm Data Breaches
Data breaches have been announced by Community Health Center of Buffalo in New York and the New Jersey law firm Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis.
Community Health Center of Buffalo, New York
Community Health Center of Buffalo (CHCB) in New York has identified a cybersecurity incident in which sensitive data was potentially accessed or acquired. Suspicious activity was identified within its computer network on April 21, 2026. Assisted by digital forensics experts, unauthorized network access was confirmed between April 20 and April 21, 2026.
The files are currently being reviewed to determine the types of data involved and the affected individuals. That process is ongoing; however, CHCB reports that the types of data likely involved includes names in combination with one or more of the following: address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license, medical information such as diagnoses, treatment information, prescriptions/medications, treatment locations, lab results, medical record numbers, provider names, patient medical histories, and health insurance information
Data privacy and security practices are being reviewed, and steps are being taken to improve security. Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services will be made available. The data breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights using an interim total of at least 501 affected individuals. The total will be updated when the investigation and file review are concluded.
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Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, New Jersey
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, a New Jersey-based law firm, has started notifying 12,801 individuals about a breach of their protected health information. The practice provides legal services to healthcare practices in the state of New Jersey, which require access to certain patient data. The practice has confirmed that it experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to systems containing the data of patients of Atlantic Health System, Hackensack Meridian Health, and Trinitas Regional Medical Center.
Data exposed in the incident included names, Social Security numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and other personal data. At the time of issuing notifications, the practice was unaware of any public release of the impacted data. The practice is offering the affected individuals complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and has taken steps to improve security to prevent similar incidents in the future.
