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 Dec. 9, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Hartson-Kennedy Inc. Group Benefit Plan, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 9, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9565, row:704)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Hartson-Kennedy Group Benefit Plan, reported that it experienced a cyberattack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,600 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.