Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Business Associate · Archived

Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company

1,852 individuals · submitted July 19, 2023

About this report

The business associate (BA), Physician Insurance A Mutual Company, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,852 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented new administrative and technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company
State
WA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
1,852
Submission date
July 19, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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