Breachesby GlyphSouth Texas Veterans Health Care System
Disclosed Oct 9, 20144,000 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), South Texas Veterans Health Care System, incorrectly mailed 2,000 letters with another veteran’s protected health information (PHI) printed on the other side. The types of PHI involved in the breach included patients’ names, addresses, and medication information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE updated its procedures for fulfilling mailing requests and issued a memorandum to the print shop staff with the revised procedures and forms.
What is known
| People affected | 4,000 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 9, 2014 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | NamesHealth |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
Notices filed
Other breaches at South Texas Veterans Health Care System
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.