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Breach notice filed by WakeMed Health and Hospitals (October 2022)

Organization named: WakeMed Health and Hospitals 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 Oct. 14, 2022.

Organization as reported
WakeMed Health and Hospitals, NC
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
Oct. 14, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11125, row:2264)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), WakeMed Health & Hospitals, reported that it allowed the collection of data via its website to unauthorized entities. This affected the protected health information (PHI) of 495,808 patients of the CE. The PHI included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

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

Figures, per source

  • 495,808 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Oct. 14, 2022, 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 11125)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • WakeMed Health and Hospitals 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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