HHS OCR breach register

Breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals, as reported to the Office for Civil Rights. Refreshed daily from the OCR breach portal (about this source).

Updated 19 hours ago ()

What this means for you

598 breach reports to OCR so far in 2026; Hacking/IT Incident leads at 86%, and Network Server is the most common location of PHI (72%).

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Last 24 months
8,049 breach reports
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EntityStateEntity typeIndividualsSubmittedBreach typeLocation of PHIBAStatus
The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPAHealthcare Provider943Nov 24, 2009TheftLaptopNoArchived
Cogent Healthcare, Inc.TNBusiness Associate6,400Nov 25, 2009TheftLaptopYesArchived
Democracy Data & Communications, LLC (VABusiness Associate83,000Dec 8, 2009OtherPaper/FilmsYesArchived
Kern Medical CenterCAHealthcare Provider596Dec 10, 2009TheftOtherNoArchived
Rick Lawson, Professional Computer ServicesNCBusiness Associate2,000Dec 11, 2009TheftDesktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network ServerYesArchived
Detroit Department of Health and Wellness PromotionMIHealthcare Provider646Dec 15, 2009TheftDesktop Computer, LaptopNoArchived
University of California, San FranciscoCAHealthcare Provider610Dec 15, 2009OtherEmailNoArchived
Detroit Department of Health and Wellness PromotionMIHealthcare Provider10,000Dec 15, 2009TheftOther Portable Electronic DeviceNoArchived
Daniel J. Sigman MD PCMABusiness Associate1,860Jan 7, 2010TheftElectronic Medical Record, Other, Other Portable Electronic DeviceYesArchived
Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryMAHealthcare Provider1,076Jan 8, 2010TheftOtherNoArchived
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