Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Health Plan · Archived

United Healthcare Services, Inc. Single Affiliated Covered Entity

4,264 individuals · submitted December 8, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), United Healthcare Services, reported that it impermissibly disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 4,264 individuals to a business associate (BA). An employee of the BA was then subjected to an email phishing scheme that compromised this PHI. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
United Healthcare Services, Inc. Single Affiliated Covered Entity
State
CT
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
4,264
Submission date
December 8, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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