Wonderful Center for Health Innovation
Disclosed Jan 20, 20179 years ago3,358 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE) reported a breach of 3,091 individuals’ electronic protected health information (ePHI), after a laptop computer was stolen from a workforce member’s unlocked car between December 9, 2016 and December 12, 2016. The types of ePHI involved in the breach included diagnoses or conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It provided OCR with evidence that it responded to the security incident and implemented physical and technical security safeguards, updated its security analysis, sanctioned the workforce members, and trained the entire staff. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.
What is known
| People affected | 3,358 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 20, 2017 |
| Happened | Dec 12, 2016 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Wonderful Center for Health Innovationoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Wonderful Center For Health Innovation (Healthcare Provider, CA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 20, 2017 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 20, 2017 | 3,358 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to lost-device · 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 3358 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE) reported a breach of 3,091 individuals’ electronic protected health information (ePHI), after a laptop computer was stolen from a workforce member’s unlocked car between December 9, 2016 and December 12, 2016. The ty · 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.