Wellfleet Group
Disclosed Oct 8, 20241 year ago23,082 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Wellfleet Group, reported that a student made the protected health information (PHI) of 23,082 individuals viewable via the Internet. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and other demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 23,082 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Wellfleet Groupoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2024-10-11 Wellfleet Group Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Wellfleet Group (Business Associate, MA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Oct 8, 2024 | 23,082 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| California AGresidents of CA | Nov 11, 2024 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 23082 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-10-11 to 2024-10-08 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Wellfleet Group, reported that a student made the protected health information (PHI) of 23,082 individuals viewable via the Internet. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-10-11-wellfleet-group-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-11-11 to 2024-10-11 · 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.