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Breach notice filed by UPMC (May 2015)

Organization named: UPMC 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 15, 2015.

Organization as reported
UPMC, PA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Other
Submission date
May 15, 2015
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14801, row:5940)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

A business associate (BA) employee disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,259 of the covered entity’s (CE) patients to outside parties. The PHI involved in the breach included names, dates of birth, and social security numbers. Following the breach, the CE terminated its relationship with the BA. 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

  • 2,259 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 15, 2015, 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 14801)
  • 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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