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Harris County

Disclosed Jul 27, 20215 years ago26,000 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

Harris County reported that an employee made the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 26,000 individuals viewable via the Internet. Upon review of the breach information, OCR determined that Harris County does not meet the definition of a covered entity or a business associate. The case was closed.

What is known

People affected26,000 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJul 27, 2021
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Harris County (Healthcare Provider, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalJul 27, 202126,000

Other breaches at Harris County

BreachAffected
Disclosed Jul 16, 2013Jul 16, 201313 years agoInsider21K
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.

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