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Breach notice filed by Walgreen Co. (May 2021)

Organization named: Walgreen Co. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Improper Disposal

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 May 28, 2021.

Organization as reported
Walgreen Co., IL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
May 28, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12121, row:3260)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Walgreens, reported that its business associate (BA) mishandled the protected health information (PHI) of 6,498 individuals when it disposed of the PHI in the trash instead of secure storage. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medication information, diagnoses, drivers’ license numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data, and sanctioned the workforce members involved in the breach.

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

Figures, per source

  • 6,498 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 28, 2021, 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 12121)
  • 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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