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Breach notice filed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (July 2022)

Organization named: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 July 19, 2022.

Organization as reported
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, AL
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
July 19, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11301, row:2440)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,702 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, addresses, email addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, the FBI, and provided substitute notice. In response to the incident, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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

Figures, per source

  • 8,702 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 19, 2022, 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 (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11301)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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