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Breach notice filed by BCBS of TX (December 2024)

Organization named: BCBS of TX Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 Dec. 20, 2024.

Organization as reported
BCBS of TX, IL
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Dec. 20, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9543, row:682)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), BCBS of TX, reported that an employee of its business assocate (BA) mailed protected health information (PHI) of 1,028 individuals to the incorrect addresses. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,028 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Dec. 20, 2024, 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 9543)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • BCBS of TX 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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