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 June 14, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Walmart Inc., AR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 14, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9856, row:995)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Walmart, the covered entity (CE) reported that a technical error made by an employee allowed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,267 individuals to be viewable via the Internet by others. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and gender. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its workforce members.