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Walgreen

Disclosed Jan 8, 20215 years ago16,089 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Walgreen, reported that one of its pharmacies was burglarized and a box containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,704 individuals was stolen. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, medications, and health plan information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and provided substitute notice.

What is known

People affected16,089 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJan 8, 2021
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

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

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalJan 8, 202116,089
HHS archivetotalMay 28, 20216,498
HHS archivetotalDec 27, 20211,352
HHS archivetotalJan 21, 20221,471
HHS archivetotalAug 31, 20221,704

Other breaches at Walgreen

BreachAffected
Disclosed Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241 year agoLost or stolen device2,708
Disclosed Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 20196 years agoLost or stolen device80K
Disclosed Dec 6, 2013Dec 6, 201312 years agoLost or stolen device160K
Disclosed Jul 30, 2012Jul 30, 201214 years agoLost or stolen device1,240
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 6498 to 16089 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-05-28 to 2021-01-08 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 1704 to 6498 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-12-27 to 2021-05-28 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-01-21 to 2021-12-27 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-08-31 to 2022-01-21 · backfill source
  • 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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