Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab, LLC (March 2021)

Organization named: Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab, LLC 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of March 29, 2021.

Organization as reported: Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab, LLC, AL
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: March 29, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12259, row:3398)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab, reported that an employee emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 728 individuals to his personal email account. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional security safeguards and retrained its staff to better protect its ePHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

728 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date March 29, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2021-03-29Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12259)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab, LLC 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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