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Breach notice filed by West Virginia University Board of Governors (March 2023)

Organization named: West Virginia University Board of Governors 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 March 3, 2023.

Organization as reported
West Virginia University Board of Governors, WV
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
March 3, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10880, row:2019)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), West Virginia University Board of Governors, reported that due to an employee error, the protected health information (PHI) of 2,453 individuals was posted on a public-facing website. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible workforce member, retrained its staff, and implemented additional technical safeguards and policies and procedures.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,453 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 3, 2023, 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 10880)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

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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