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East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine, a member of the ECU Health affiliated covered entity

Disclosed Feb 20, 202419,085 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, reported that certain files on its network that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 19,085 individuals were inadvertently made accessible to its students, employees and certain East Carolina University Health clinicians. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, financial and claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.

What is known

People affected19,085 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedFeb 20, 2024
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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