- State
- MT
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,370
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Sidney Health Center, reported that an employee impermissibly saved the protected health information (PHI) of 1,370 individuals to his personal Google account. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional technical safeguards.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.