Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Health Plan · Archived

Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit Plan

899 individuals · submitted January 21, 2021

About this report

Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit Plan, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 899 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit Plan
State
WI
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
899
Submission date
January 21, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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