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 March 17, 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
- Submission date
- March 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10854, row:1993)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Health Plan of San Mateo, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 11,894 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.