- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 999
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
An employee of the covered entity (CE), Brigham & Women’s Hospital, had an encrypted laptop and cell phone stolen during an armed robbery and was forced to disclose password and encryption keys during the robbery. The devices contained the protected health information PHI) of 999 individuals. The types of PHI involved in the breach included names, medical records numbers, age, and diagnostic information. In response to OCR’s investigation, the CE initiated a new enterprise wide risk analysis.
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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