Health Data Breach Tracker/AR

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Walmart Inc.

1,267 individuals · submitted June 14, 2024

About this report

Walmart, the covered entity (CE) reported that a technical error made by an employee allowed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,267 individuals to be viewable via the Internet by others. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and gender. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its workforce members.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Walmart Inc.
State
AR
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,267
Submission date
June 14, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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