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 Dec. 21, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Health Plan of San Joaquin, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 21, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12436, row:3575)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Health Plan of San Joaquin, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 418,842 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, claims and financial information, dates of birth, lab results, prescription information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. The CE also offered complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE updated its email access protocols and implemented additional technical safeguards.