Health Data Breach Tracker/MO

Health Plan · Archived

Plumbers Local 8 Health & Welfare Fund

4,790 individuals · submitted August 2, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Plumbers Local 8 Health & Welfare Fund, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,790 individuals. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Plumbers Local 8 Health & Welfare Fund
State
MO
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
4,790
Submission date
August 2, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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