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Breach notice filed by Walgreen Co. (March 2016)

Organization named: Walgreen Co. 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 March 4, 2016.

Organization as reported
Walgreen Co., IL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
March 4, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14595, row:5734)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On January 13, 2016, the covered entity (CE), Walgreens Pharmacy, reported that a theft took place at one of its stores located at 1350 Broadway in New York. The breach involved prescription numbers, first and last names, dates of birth, addresses, medication and insurance information for approximately 880 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media. Following the breach, the CE re-trained its pharmacy staff and sanctioned the employee whose action led to the breach. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

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

Figures, per source

  • 880 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date March 4, 2016, 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 14595)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Walgreen Co. 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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