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Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington

ArchivedSubmitted 04/22/2019
State
WA
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
7,000
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington, reported that an employee sent a report containing protected health information (PHI) to his personal email account. This breach affected approximately 7,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names and health insurance information. As a result of the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee and implemented technical safeguards to further protect its PHI.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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