- State
- GA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 24,000
- 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), Emory Healthcare, Inc., reported that a former employee placed files containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 24,000 individuals on a public server that could be accessed by unauthorized third parties. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
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
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