- State
- AL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 899
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Cypress Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), reported that a laptop was stolen from an employee’s car. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 899 individuals. The PHI involved included names and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and posted substitute notice to its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
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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