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Breach notice filed by Walmart, Inc. (February 2018)

Organization named: Walmart Inc. 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Feb. 22, 2018.

Organization as reported
Walmart, Inc., AR
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Electronic Medical Record
Submission date
Feb. 22, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13914, row:5053)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 735 individuals was disclosed when an internal error affected their pharmacy account profiles, causing ePHI to be viewable by another patient or his/her authorized representative when accessing his/her online pharmacy account or if he/she requested a copy of his/her record. The information disclosed included patients’ name, contact information, dates of birth, card holder insurance number, and some prescription history. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE provided evidence it implemented improved administrative safeguards and quality assurance protocols to prevent similar incidents.

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

Figures, per source

  • 735 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 22, 2018, 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 13914)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Walmart Inc. 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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