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Breach notice filed by The Kroger Co., for itself and its affiliates and subsidiaries (October 2019)

Organization named: The Kroger Co., for itself and its affiliates and subsidiaries Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Loss

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 Oct. 25, 2019.

Organization as reported
The Kroger Co., for itself and its affiliates and subsidiaries, OH
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Loss
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Oct. 25, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13155, row:4294)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), The Kroger Company, reported that a shipping service lost a box of patient records containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 4,812 individuals. The records were being shipped from its off-site storage facility; however, the off-site storage vendor shipped more than the PHI requested. The PHI involved included names, prescription numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided a toll-free number for questions or concerns. The CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained documentation that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

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

Figures, per source

  • 4,812 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 25, 2019, 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 13155)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

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    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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