Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Business Associate · Archived

Blue Shield of California OR Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

27,832 individuals · submitted November 17, 2023

About this report

Blue Shield of California OR Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 27,832 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, addresses, birthdates, and claims information. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Blue Shield of California OR Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan
State
CA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
27,832
Submission date
November 17, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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