Emory Healthcare
Disclosed Apr 18, 201214 years ago315,000 affectedConfirmed
Ten missing backup discs held surgical records of 315,000 patients
Emory discovered on February 20, 2012 that ten unencrypted backup CDs with data on 315,000 surgical patients treated between 1990 and 2007 were missing.
What is known
| People affected | 315,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Discovered | Feb 20, 2012 |
| Happened | Feb 20, 2012 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Emory Healthcareoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal (archive): Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individualsocrportal.hhs.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Apr 18, 2012 | 315,000 |
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 18, 2012 | 315,000 |
| California AGresidents of CA | May 16, 2012 |
Other breaches at Emory Healthcare
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 20223 years agoInsider | Dec 6, 20223 years ago | Insider | Healthcare | Confirmed | 1,891 |
| Disclosed Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 20179 years agoInsider | Feb 21, 20179 years ago | Insider | Healthcare | Confirmed | 80K |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to lost-device · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn","health"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 315000 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2012-05-16 to 2012-04-18 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2012-02-20 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Emory discovered on February 20, 2012 that ten unencrypted backup CDs with data on 315,000 surgical patients treated between 1990 and 2007 were missing. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Ten missing backup discs held surgical records of 315,000 patients · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.