- State
- AL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 728
- 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), Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab, reported that an employee emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 728 individuals to his personal email account. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional security safeguards and retrained its staff to better protect its ePHI.
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.