- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 1,974
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Athenahealth, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee posted the protected health information (PHI) of 1,974 individuals to the Internet. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The staff involved in this disclosure were retrained.
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
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