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Colorado Department of Human Services
ArchivedSubmitted 12/16/2019
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- CO
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 12,230
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Colorado Department of Human Services, mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 12,230 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, employer information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
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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