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 May 30, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield NJ, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 30, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9288, row:427)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield NJ, reported that an unauthorized individual gained access to its member portal, affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 781 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.