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Medical University of South Carolina
ArchivedSubmitted 11/13/2023
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- SC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,758
- Business associate present
- No
- 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), Medical University of South Carolina, reported that its business associate (BA) sent an email that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,758 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The employee involved was 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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