Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Guardant Health, Inc.

9,309 individuals · submitted April 26, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Guardant Health, Inc., reported that a workforce member inadvertently made the protected health information (PHI) of 9,309 individuals viewable over the Internet. The PHI involved included names, ages, medical record and identification numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned its workforce member and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Guardant Health, Inc.
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
9,309
Submission date
April 26, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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