Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

Blue Shield of California

93,921 individuals · submitted September 29, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Blue Shield of California, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 93,921 individuals to the wrong addresses. The PHI involved demographic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Blue Shield of California
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
93,921
Submission date
September 29, 2025
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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