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City of Detroit Health Department

Disclosed Apr 27, 20201,945 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

City of Detroit Health Department, the covered entity (CE), reported that a misconfiguration of an online dashboard allowed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,945 individuals to be viewable by others. The PHI involved clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE took several corrective actions in response to the breach including administrative and technical safeguards.

What is known

People affected1,945 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedApr 27, 2020
AttackInsider
Data exposedNamesHealth
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

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History of this record
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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