Health Data Breach Tracker/ID

Business Associate · Archived

IEC Group, Inc. dba AmeriBen

74,884 individuals · submitted August 24, 2023

About this report

IEC Group dba AmeriBen, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently sent an email to patients that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 74,884 individuals. The PHI involved included names, financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned and retrained the employee responsible for the breach and implemented new administrative safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
IEC Group, Inc. dba AmeriBen
State
ID
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
74,884
Submission date
August 24, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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