Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Connecticut Department of Social Services (October 2020)

Organization named: Connecticut Department of Social Services Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

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 Oct. 30, 2020.

Organization as reported: Connecticut Department of Social Services, CT
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Oct. 30, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12540, row:3679)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Connecticut Department of Social Services, reported that numerous employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 36,915 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, medication information, lab results, and claims and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its employees on email security.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

36,915 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 30, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-10-30Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12540)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Connecticut Department of Social Services Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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