Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Incorporated (September 2016)

Organization named: Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Incorporated Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

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 Sept. 29, 2016.

Organization as reported: Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Incorporated, TN
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: Sept. 29, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14407, row:5546)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Fred’s Stores of Tennessee, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unencrypted laptop had been stolen from the vehicle of an employee exposing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 9,624 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, telephone numbers, and medications prescribed. During the course of our investigation, the CE filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

9,624 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Sept. 29, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2016-09-29Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14407)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Incorporated Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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