Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (February 2021)

Organization named: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

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 Feb. 5, 2021.

Organization as reported: The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Feb. 5, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12363, row:3502)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, reported that employees of its business associate were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 36,086 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, financial information, and diagnoses. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notification on its website.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

36,086 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 5, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2021-02-05Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12363)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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