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 Nov. 14, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- International Paper Company Group Health and Welfare Plan, TN
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 14, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10350, row:1489)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), International Paper Company Group Health and Welfare Plan, reported that a software application used by its business associate (BA) exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 78,692 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.