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 9, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Regional Center of the East Bay, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- July 9, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9234, row:373)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Regional Center of the East Bay, reported that an employee sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 689 individuals to an unintended recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media regarding the breach. In response to the breach the CE sent an email reminder to all employees regarding its HIPAA compliance policies and procedures and provided written counseling to the affected employee.