Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. (January 2011)

Organization named: Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 24, 2011.

Organization as reported: Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc., TX
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: Jan. 24, 2011
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15904, row:7043)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

An unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee offsite. The laptop contained the PHI of 4,486 patients. The protected health information involved in the breach contained names, addresses and procedure codes. Following the breach, the CE filed a police report, notified affected patients and notified the media. Following the discovery of the breach, the covered entity encrypted all existing laptops and implemented a policy requiring all future purchased laptops to be encrypted prior to being issued for use. \
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

4,486 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Jan. 24, 2011, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2011-01-24Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15904)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics 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, 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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