Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Health Plan · Archived

Aetna ACE

484,157 individuals · submitted December 22, 2020

About this report

Aetna ACE, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees of its business associate (BA) experienced a phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 484,157 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, and financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE revised its policies and procedures relating to BAs.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Aetna ACE
State
CT
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
484,157
Submission date
December 22, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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