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 April 2, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Belden Inc., MO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 2, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12247, row:3386)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Belden, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 9,840 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical and administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.