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 July 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Washington University School of Medicine, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11310, row:2449)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Washington University School of Medicine, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,056 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and medication names. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.