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Penn Medicine

Disclosed Jan 2, 20181,050 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Penn Medicine, reported that an unencrypted laptop containing protected health information (PHI) was stolen from an employee. This breach affected 1,050 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, claims information, and treatment information. As a result of the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and security safeguards and retrained its staff on the importance of patient privacy and safeguarding PHI.

What is known

People affected1,050 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJan 2, 2018
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNamesHealth
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

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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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