- State
- WA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,275
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Loss
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Spokane VA Medical Center (SVAMC), the covered entity (CE), discovered a laptop missing during its annual inventory. The breach affected 3,275 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, as well as clinical information. Following the breach, the covered entity conducted an investigation and placed a cable lock on the replacement laptop. Additionally, OCR’s investigation resulted in the covered entity improving its security safeguards.
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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