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Breach notice filed by AFLAC (May 2018)

Organization named: AFLAC 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 29, 2018.

Organization as reported
AFLAC, GA
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
May 29, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13802, row:4941)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

AFLAC, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple business associates (BA) were victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,186 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, clinical information, claims data, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE performed a forensic investigation and offered free credit monitoring services to affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE on the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule. OCR obtained assurances that the CE and BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 10,396 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 29, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13802)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • AFLAC Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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