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 19, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Rite Aid Corporation, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 19, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10587, row:1726)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Rite Aid Corporation, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 23,433 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, medications, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE installed manufacturer-provided software patches and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.