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 April 13, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Other
- Submission date
- April 13, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9353, row:492)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, discovered fraudulent registration activity in its member portal system, Blue Access for Members, that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,903 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE provided breach notification to the affected individuals, the media, the HHS Secretary, and posted substitute breach notice on their websites. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.