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 Dec. 14, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Discount Emporium, Inc. d/b/a Drug Emporium, WV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 14, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10276, row:1415)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Discount Emporium dba Drug Emporium, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,500 individuals. The PHI involved included names and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE shuttered all of its pharmacies; therefore, the investigation was closed.