Walgreens Reports Data Breach Affecting 72K Individuals

Health Leaders: Walgreen Co., the second largest pharmacy chain in the United States, recently reported a breach that may have involved the protected health information (PHI) of more than 72,000 individuals, according to data in the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach portal.

In a letter to affected individuals dated July 24, Walgreens said the data was compromised sometime between May 26 and June 5 as various individuals broke into multiple Walgreens stores and stole items containing health-related information, such as filled prescriptions waiting for customer pickup and paper records.

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