Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

Health Net of California

550,828 individuals · submitted March 25, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Health Net of California, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 550,828 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and terminated its business relationship with the BA.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Health Net of California
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
550,828
Submission date
March 25, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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