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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
ArchivedSubmitted 12/26/2023
Updated 19 hours ago ()
- State
- WA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 20,192
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Loss
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, reported that a laptop containing the protected health information (PHI) of 20,192 individuals was lost or stolen from an employee during travel. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff 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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