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 Jan. 18, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Health Plan of San Mateo, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 18, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10951, row:2090)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Health Plan of San Mateo, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,032 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, and health assessment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its employees.