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Breach notice filed by Blue Shield of California (September 2025)

Organization named: Blue Shield of California 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 Sept. 29, 2025.

Organization as reported
Blue Shield of California, CA
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Sept. 29, 2025
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9131, row:270)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The business associate (BA), Blue Shield of California, reported that a coding issue resulted in the protected health information (PHI) of 607 individuals being mailed to the wrong individuals. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, and social security numbers. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA fixed the coding issue and provided the affected individuals with free credit monitoring. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Rules.

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

Figures, per source

  • 607 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Sept. 29, 2025, 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 9131)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Blue Shield of California Named as a service provider Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

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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