Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Stamford Health (April 2020)

Organization named: Stamford Health Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of April 30, 2020.

Organization as reported: Stamford Health, CT
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: April 30, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12894, row:4033)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Stamford Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly disclosed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,255 individuals when an email was sent without masking the email addresses of recipients. The ePHI involved included email addresses and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, Stamford Health implemented additional technological safeguards, updated its related policies and procedures, and provided relevant workforce training.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,255 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date April 30, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-04-30Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12894)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Stamford Health Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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