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Texas Health and Human Services

ArchivedSubmitted 03/11/2024

Updated 15 hours ago ()

State
TX
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
3,392
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026
Last seen in OCR export
Oct 26, 2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), Texas Health and Human Services, reported that that an employee emailed the protected health information of 3,392 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided free credit monitoring and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Change history

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.

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