Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Health Plan · Archived

AFLAC

1,601 individuals · submitted December 16, 2019

About this report

AFLAC, the covered entity (CE), reported that a technical error allowed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,601 individuals to be viewable on its online web portal. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, phone numbers, health insurance information, clinical information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
AFLAC
State
GA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,601
Submission date
December 16, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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