Health Data Breach Tracker/RI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

CVS Pharmacy

5,645 individuals · submitted January 30, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), CVS Pharmacy, reported that protected health information (PHI) was erroneously placed in a storage container maintained by its business associate, Target Corporation. Subsequently, the storage container was vandalized and the PHI was stolen. This breach incident affected 5,645 individuals. The types of PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and prescription information. Following this breach incident, CVS notified OCR, affected individuals, and the media.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
CVS Pharmacy
State
RI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,645
Submission date
January 30, 2019
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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