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. 13, 2026.
- Organization as reported
- Communications Workers of America Local 1180 Security Benefits Fund, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Other
- Submission date
- Feb. 13, 2026
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8991, row:130)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Communications Workers of America Local 1180 Security Benefits Fund, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a breach that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 18,550 individuals. The PHI involved clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.