HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Aug. 19, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Humana Inc, KY
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Other
- Submission date
- Aug. 19, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12737, row:3876)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Humana, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 564 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, diagnoses, medications prescribed, lab results, and financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.