University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Data Breach (2016)

Linda Sue Kalina, 61, of Butler, Pennsylvania, has been charged in a six-count indictment that includes wrongfully obtaining and disclosing the protected health information of 111 patients. Kalina worked at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Allegheny Health Network between March 30, 2016 and August 14, 2017. While employed at the healthcare organizations, Kalina is alleged to have accessed the protected health information (PHI) of those patients without authorization or any legitimate work reason for doing so. Additionally, Kalina is alleged to have stolen PHI and, on four separate occasions between December 30, 2016, and August 11, 2017, disclosed that information to three individuals with intent to cause malicious harm.