Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

California Physicians’ Services dba Blue Shield of California

1,553 individuals · submitted April 5, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), California Physicians’ Services dba Blue Shield of California, reported that its business associate’s (BA) subcontractor suffered a hacking attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,553 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE severed its connection with the servers affected by the breach, implemented additional technical safeguards, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
California Physicians’ Services dba Blue Shield of California
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,553
Submission date
April 5, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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