Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California

636,849 individuals · submitted November 17, 2023

About this report

California Physicians’ Service dba Blue Shield of California, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 636,849 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
California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
636,849
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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