- State
- CT
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 19,496
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Yale New Haven Hospital, reported that a file containing the protected health information (PHI) of 19,496 individuals was inadvertently uploaded to a public facing website. The PHI involved included names, telephone numbers, email addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
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.