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 18, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- The Kroger Company, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 18, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12824, row:3963)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Kroger Company, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 132,258 individuals was viewable via the Internet. The PHI involved included names, phone numbers, email addresses, birthdates, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.