Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Health Plan · Archived

Health Plan of San Mateo

11,894 individuals · submitted March 17, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Health Plan of San Mateo, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 11,894 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Health Plan of San Mateo
State
CA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
11,894
Submission date
March 17, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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