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 May 25, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Alaska Railroad Corporation Welfare Benefits Plan, AK
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 25, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10714, row:1853)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Alaska Railroad Corporation Welfare Benefits Plan, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,549 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect PHI.