Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Regional Center of the East Bay

689 individuals · submitted July 9, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Regional Center of the East Bay, reported that an employee sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 689 individuals to an unintended recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media regarding the breach. In response to the breach the CE sent an email reminder to all employees regarding its HIPAA compliance policies and procedures and provided written counseling to the affected employee.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Regional Center of the East Bay
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
689
Submission date
July 9, 2025
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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