Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Health Plan · Archived

Welfare & Pension Administration Service, Inc.

194,674 individuals · submitted September 17, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Welfare & Pension Administration Service, reported that it was the subject of a malware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 194,674 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. 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
Welfare & Pension Administration Service, Inc.
State
WA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
194,674
Submission date
September 17, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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