- State
- DE
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 540
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Center for Child Development, reported that a workforce member sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 540 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and financial and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE retrained the workforce member on email security and revised its HIPAA policies and procedures.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.