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Breach notice filed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (August 2026)

Organization named: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Aug. 20, 2026.

Organization as reported
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, IL
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Aug. 20, 2026
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8876, row:15)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The business associate (BA), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,831 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved names and medications. The BA notified HHS, the media, and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the BA retrained its workforce and enhanced its quality control processes to prevent a reoccurrence. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Rules.

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

Figures, per source

  • 3,831 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 20, 2026, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 8876)
  • 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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