Center for Child Development
Disclosed Jan 2, 20251 year ago540 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Center for Child Development, reported that a workforce member sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 540 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and financial and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE retrained the workforce member on email security and revised its HIPAA policies and procedures.
What is known
| People affected | 540 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Center for Child Development (Healthcare Provider, DE)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 2, 2025 | 540 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.