Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

Health Plan of San Mateo

4,032 individuals · submitted January 18, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Health Plan of San Mateo, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,032 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, and health assessment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Health Plan of San Mateo
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
4,032
Submission date
January 18, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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