Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by L. Knife & Son, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan (December 2022)

Organization named: L. Knife & Son, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 Dec. 30, 2022.

Organization as reported: L. Knife & Son, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, MA
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Dec. 30, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10980, row:2119)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), L. Knife & Son Employee Benefits Plan reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 4,082 individuals. The type of PHI affected included names, addresses, birthdates, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

4,082 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 30, 2022, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2022-12-30Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10980)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

L. Knife & Son, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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