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 Feb. 28, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Blue Shield of California, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Feb. 28, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9421, row:560)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Blue Shield of California, reported that due to a configuration error, the protected health information (PHI) of 624 individuals was viewable by others via the Internet. The PHI involved included medications and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided free credit monitoring to affected individuals.