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Disclosed May 15, 201511 years ago2,259 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

A business associate (BA) employee disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,259 of the covered entity’s (CE) patients to outside parties. The PHI involved in the breach included names, dates of birth, and social security numbers. Following the breach, the CE terminated its relationship with the BA. OCR reviewed the CE’s risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule.

What is known

People affected2,259 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMay 15, 2015
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

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

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalMay 15, 20152,259

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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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