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 April 2, 2014.
- Organization as reported
- KP Northern CA Department of Research, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 2, 2014
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15126, row:6265)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, reported a breach of 5,178 individuals’ electronic protected health information (e-PHI), as a result of a malware software infection on its computer server. The types of ePHI involved in the breach included names, dates of birth, genders, addresses, race/ethnicity information, medical record numbers, lab results, and responses patients provided to research-related questions. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE conducted an updated security analysis, revised its policies and procedures, and provided training to its workforce members. OCR obtained written assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above and provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.