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Breach notice filed by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan – District of Columbia (February 2024)

Organization named: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan – District of Columbia 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 Feb. 16, 2024.

Organization as reported
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan – District of Columbia, DC
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
Feb. 16, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10130, row:1269)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan – District of Columbia, the covered entity (CE) reported that an employee inadvertently made the protected health information (PHI) of 2,189 individuals, viewable via the Internet. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment details. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented enhanced encryption technologies, strengthened password requirements and introduced additional technical safeguards.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,189 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 16, 2024, 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 10130)
  • 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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