- State
- KY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,604
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
An unencrypted company laptop computer was stolen from the car of an employee of the covered entity (CE). The laptop contained the protected health information (PHI) of 3,604 individuals and included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, medical record numbers, and diagnoses. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. In response to this incident, the CE implemented a policy requiring encryption on all laptops containing PHI. The CE also provided employee training regarding mobile device encryption and refresher training on HIPAA. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
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.