HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of July 1, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Florida Blue, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 1, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12040, row:3179)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Florida Blue, reported that it was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 32,749 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, mailing addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, claims and health insurance information, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE implemented technical safeguards to limit access to its website and better protect its ePHI.