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 12, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Blue Shield of California, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 12, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11315, row:2454)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Blue Shield California, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,506 individuals. The PHI involved included names, subscriber identification numbers, diagnoses, medications, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented additional technical safeguards.