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 11, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Highmark Inc, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 11, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11576, row:2715)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Highmark, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) experienced a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 67,147 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medication information, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.