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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Disclosed Jul 24, 20233 years ago98,437 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), UT Southwestern Medical Center, reported that multiple employees impermissibly disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 43,048 individuals using a calendar app. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, financial and claims information, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and HIPAA training.

What is known

People affected98,437 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJul 24, 2023
DiscoveredJan 14, 2026
HappenedApr 17, 2024
AttackInsider
Data exposedHealth, Dates of birth, Names
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalJul 24, 202398,437
HHS archivetotalMar 27, 20242,045
HHS archivetotalSep 24, 2024778
HHS archivetotalDec 9, 202443,048
Texas AGresidents of TXFeb 13424

Other breaches at UT Southwestern Medical Center

BreachAffected
Disclosed Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 20206 years agoInsider16K
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 43048 to 98437 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-03-27 to 2023-07-24 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-09-24 to 2024-03-27 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-12-09 to 2024-09-24 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 433 to 43048 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-02-13 to 2024-12-09 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), UT Southwestern Medical Center, reported that multiple employees impermissibly disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 43,048 individuals using a calendar app. The PHI involved included names, dates of b · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Texas AG), confirmed by Texas AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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