HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Dec. 27, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Aetna ACE, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 27, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10986, row:2125)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Aetna ACE, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,222 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medications, diagnoses, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.