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Breach notice filed by University of Miami (January 2012)

Organization named: University of Miami 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 30, 2012.

Organization as reported
University of Miami, FL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
Jan. 30, 2012
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15701, row:6840)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

An unencrypted USB drive was stolen from the vehicle of a University of Miami pathologist. The drive contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,219 patients, including names, ages, diagnoses, and treatment information. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also established a website related to the breach and offered credit monitoring to affected individuals. Following the breach, the CE implemented sanctions by ceasing relations with the pathologist (an independent contractor) and retrained personnel on safeguards, notably encryption, data protection and security awareness. OCR obtained assurances that the corrective actions listed above were completed.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,219 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Jan. 30, 2012, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15701)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • University of Miami 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, 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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