Health Plan · Archived
USAble Mutual Insurance Company d/b/a Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
8,871 individuals · submitted August 25, 2022
About this report
The covered entity (CE), USAble Mutual Insurance Company dba Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,871 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the incident, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards, retrained its employees, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- USAble Mutual Insurance Company d/b/a Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- State
- AR
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 8,871
- Submission date
- August 25, 2022
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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