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City of Dubuque Fire Department
ArchivedSubmitted 02/14/2024
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- IA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,381
- 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
The covered entity (CE), City of Dubuque Fire Department, reported that its business associate (BA) inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 1,381 individuals to an unauthorized recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and 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
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