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 June 25, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- San Francisco Department of Public Health, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 25, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13773, row:4912)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On June 25, 2018, the covered entity (CE) reported that on December 27, 2017, it discovered that an individual gained unauthorized access to its business associate’s (BA) network server and downloaded the protected health information of 900 individuals to an external hard drive. The types of PHI involved in the breach included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment information. The CE provided breach notification to affected individuals and prominent media outlets on May 11, 2018, following a requested law enforcement delay. In response to the breach incident, the CE obtained assurances from its BA that upon discovery of the breach it immediately blocked the unauthorized access, cooperated with law enforcement, and implemented additional technical and physical safeguards to secure the CE’s PHI.