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Breach notice filed by PA Dept. of Human Services (July 2018)

Organization named: PA Dept. of Human Services Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 July 16, 2018.

Organization as reported
PA Dept. of Human Services, PA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Other
Submission date
July 16, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13749, row:4888)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

As a result of programming error, the covered entity’s (CE's) online portal exposed the electronic protected health information (PHI) of former members of individuals' households to individuals when they reviewed benefit information. The breach affected the ePHI of approximately 2,130 individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth, and financial information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE corrected the programming error and updated its testing process to search for similar errors in the future. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE conducted a risk analysis and implemented a risk management plan.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 2,130 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 16, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13749)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • PA Dept. of Human Services Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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