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Breach notice filed by ROBERT SOPER, M.D. (August 2015)

Organization named: ROBERT SOPER, M.D. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

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 Aug. 26, 2015.

Organization as reported
ROBERT SOPER, M.D., CA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer
Submission date
Aug. 26, 2015
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14723, row:5862)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On June 27, 2015, the covered entity (CE), Robert Soper, M.D., discovered that electronic protected health information (ePHI) he was maintaining had been breached when a desktop computer was stolen from the trunk of his car. Approximately 2,000 individuals’ ePHI was affected by the breach. The breach affected the following types of ePHI: patients' names, dates of birth, phone numbers, clinical notes, and e-mails. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR provided the CE with guidance materials and other technical assistance regarding HIPAA Security Rule compliance. In response to OCR’s technical assistance, the CE implemented a security awareness training program and encryption technology within its medical practice.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,000 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 26, 2015, 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 14723)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • ROBERT SOPER, M.D. 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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