HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Jan. 30, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- CVS Pharmacy, RI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 30, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13549, row:4688)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), CVS Pharmacy, reported that protected health information (PHI) was erroneously placed in a storage container maintained by its business associate, Target Corporation. Subsequently, the storage container was vandalized and the PHI was stolen. This breach incident affected 5,645 individuals. The types of PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and prescription information. Following this breach incident, CVS notified OCR, affected individuals, and the media.