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 26, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Aon PLC, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 26, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11432, row:2571)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Aon, a business associate (BA) and covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 129,682 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The BA/CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA/CE offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were also retrained on protecting and securing PHI.