Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (August 2020)

Organization named: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services 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 Aug. 20, 2020.

Organization as reported: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, WA
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Aug. 20, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12735, row:3874)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Washington Department of Social and Health Services, reported that an employee sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 648 individuals to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. All staff were retrained.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

648 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 20, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-08-20Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12735)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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