Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Health Plan · Archived

Tufts Health Plan

60,545 individuals · submitted November 25, 2020

About this report

Tufts Health Plan, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 60,545 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance on its breach reporting requirements.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Tufts Health Plan
State
MA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
60,545
Submission date
November 25, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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