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Breach notice filed by Columbia University Irving Medical Center (May 2024)

Organization named: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 6, 2024.

Organization as reported
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NY
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
May 6, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9925, row:1064)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, reported that an employee posted the protected health information (PHI) of 29,629 individuals on the Internet. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and a single laboratory test result. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE secured the data and provided staff additional training in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 29,629 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 6, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9925)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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