Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

California Physicians' Services d/b/a Blue Shield of California

2,841 individuals · submitted October 27, 2021

About this report

California Physicians’ Services dba Blue Shield of California, a covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,841 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The BA notified law enforcement; the CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
California Physicians' Services d/b/a Blue Shield of California
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
2,841
Submission date
October 27, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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