Breachesby GlyphKarmanos Cancer Center
Disclosed Mar 10, 20162,808 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Karmanos Cancer Center, lost an unencrypted flash drive that contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,808 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and it offered 12 months of credit monitoring to affected individuals. Following the breach, the CE retrained staff, published an article in its newsletter about encryption, and audited its business associate agreements. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
What is known
| People affected | 2,808 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 10, 2016 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | NamesHealth |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
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History of this record
First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.