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Lutheran Community Services Northwest
ArchivedSubmitted 05/29/2012
Updated 17 hours ago ()
- State
- WA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 756
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Two desktop computers and a USB drive were stolen during a break-in at the CE’s premises. The devices contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 757 individuals. The ePHI involved in the breach included phone numbers, email addresses, state identification card information, demographic, financial, clinical, diagnostic, and treatment information. The CE installed new locks, added HIPAA policies and procedures, and encrypted all mobile devices. As a result of OCR’s technical assistance, the CE revised policies and procedures, moved the back-up server offsite to a secure storage facility, and stopped saving ePHI to local computer drives.
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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