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Breach notice filed by Watsonville Chiropractic, Inc. (November 2016)

Organization named: Watsonville Chiropractic, 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Nov. 17, 2016.

Organization as reported
Watsonville Chiropractic, Inc., CA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
Nov. 17, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14363, row:5502)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Watsonville Chiropractic, Inc., the covered entity (CE), was notified by its business associate (BA), EMR4all, that its storage account was vulnerable because it was accessible to persons outside of its organization. The breach affected 829 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and treatment information. Watsonville notified all affected individuals as well as the media. Individuals affected were offered one year of credit monitoring services. It established a toll-free assistance line for anyone seeking additional information regarding the breach incident. The CE has subsequently ceased operations.

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

Figures, per source

  • 829 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Nov. 17, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14363)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Watsonville Chiropractic, 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, 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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