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 Oct. 31, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Alta Forest Products Health and Welfare Plan, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 31, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11075, row:2214)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Alta Forest Products Health and Welfare Plan, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,100 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers. 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 to better protect its PHI.