- State
- CT
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,255
- 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
Stamford Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly disclosed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,255 individuals when an email was sent without masking the email addresses of recipients. The ePHI involved included email addresses and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, Stamford Health implemented additional technological safeguards, updated its related policies and procedures, and provided relevant workforce training.
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.