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Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc.

ArchivedSubmitted 01/15/2010
State
MI
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
10,000
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Theft
Location of breached information
Other
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

On December 15, 2009, a safe was stolen from Goodwill's off-site facility, which contained five unencrypted back-up tapes. The breach affected approximately 10,000 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included full names, addresses, dates of birth, reasons for referral, dates of service, miscellaneous demographics, and, in some cases, Social Security numbers. The covered entity moved the off-site storage of back-up tapes to a new site controlled by Goodwill. The tapes are now kept in a commercial grade safe with a combination lock. The actions taken by Goodwill prior to OCR's formal investigation brought the covered entity into compliance. \

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.

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