Summit Behavioral Healthcare
Disclosed Feb 26, 20215 years ago70,822 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Summit Behavioral Healthcare, reported that an employee impermissibly emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 70,822 individuals to his personal email account. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 70,822 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Happened | May 12, 2020 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Summit Behavioral Healthcareoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Summit Behavioral Healthcarein.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Summit Behavioral Healthcare (Healthcare Provider, TN)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Feb 26, 2021 | 35 |
| HHS archivetotal | Feb 26, 2021 | 70,822 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Summit Behavioral Healthcare, reported that an employee impermissibly emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 70,822 individuals to his personal email account. The CE notified HHS, affected ind · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 70822 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.