Emory Healthcare

Disclosed Apr 18, 2012315,000 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	NamesSocial Security numbersHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Emory Healthcare

Regulatorocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal (archive): Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals

Notices filed

TotalApr 18, 2012

Research315,000 people

TotalApr 18, 2012

HHS archive315,000 people

Residents of CAMay 16, 2012

California AGCount not stated

Other breaches at Emory Healthcare

Insider breachInsider exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.1,891 affectedHealthcareUSDec 6, 2022 Insider breachInsider exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.80K affectedHealthcareUSFeb 21, 2017

History of this record

attack2026-09-25

unknown to lost-deviceby seedSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names","ssn","health"]by seedSource

records_basis2026-09-25

empty to organizationby seedSource

records2026-09-25

empty to 315000by seedSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2012-05-16 to 2012-04-18by seedSource

discovered2026-09-25

empty to 2012-02-20by seedSource

summary2026-09-25

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.by seedSource

title2026-09-25

empty to Ten missing backup discs held surgical records of 315,000 patientsby seedSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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