Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Aetna affiliated covered entity (ACE) (December 2019)

Organization named: Aetna affiliated covered entity (ACE) Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 13, 2019.

Organization as reported: Aetna affiliated covered entity (ACE), CT
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Dec. 13, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13093, row:4232)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Aetna – Affiliated Covered Entity, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA), National Imaging Associates, was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 5,991 individuals. The PHI involved included names, email addresses, member identification numbers, health insurance information, and claims information. Aetna notified OCR, affected individuals, and the media.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

5,991 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 13, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2019-12-13Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13093)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Aetna affiliated covered entity (ACE) Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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