- State
- MN
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 939
- 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
An employee sent a group email to patients that allowed all recipients to see the email list, thus exposing the names and/or email addresses of 939 individuals. The covered entity (CE), Minnesota Urology, provided breach notification to HHS and the media and initially provided notice to affected individuals via email without obtaining sufficient agreements from individuals. After substantial technical assistance the CE provided HIPAA-compliant primary notice to affected individuals. Following the breach, the CE retrained the employee responsible for the breach and the employees who provided improper breach notification. OCR obtained documented assurances that it implemented the corrective actions listed above.
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.