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 29, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Rite Aid Corporation, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- July 29, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12765, row:3904)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Rite Aid Corporation, the covered entity (CE), reported that documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 13,600 individuals was stolen during looting due to civil unrest. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, and prescription information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional physical and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.