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 May 26, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Buckeye Health Plan, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 26, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12130, row:3269)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Buckeye Health Plan, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,334 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. The CE terminated its business relationship with the BA.