Health Plan · Archived
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
8,702 individuals · submitted July 19, 2022
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,702 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, addresses, email addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, the FBI, and provided substitute notice. In response to the incident, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
- State
- AL
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 8,702
- Submission date
- July 19, 2022
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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