- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,204
- 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
Boomerang Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently emailed an Excel spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,204 patients to unauthorized individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards.
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.