Health Plan · Archived
Blue Shield of California
1,506 individuals · submitted July 12, 2022
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Blue Shield California, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,506 individuals. The PHI involved included names, subscriber identification numbers, diagnoses, medications, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented additional technical safeguards.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Blue Shield of California
- State
- CA
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 1,506
- Submission date
- July 12, 2022
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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