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Breach notice filed by UPMC (November 2013)

Organization named: UPMC 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 Nov. 27, 2013.

Organization as reported
UPMC, PA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Electronic Medical Record
Submission date
Nov. 27, 2013
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15252, row:6391)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

An employee impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,279 individuals. The types of PHI accessed included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and addresses, as well as clinical information. The covered entity (CE), UPMC, provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee and notified law enforcement. OCR reviewed the CE's risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,279 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Nov. 27, 2013, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15252)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • UPMC 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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