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Breach notice filed by MAXIMUS, Inc. / Business Ink, Co. (April 2018)

Organization named: MAXIMUS, Inc. / Business Ink, Co. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 April 17, 2018.

Organization as reported
MAXIMUS, Inc. / Business Ink, Co., VA
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
April 17, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13851, row:4990)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

A business associate (BA) sent letters on behalf of the covered entity (CE) that were misaligned, resulting in individuals receiving letters with one page that contained other individuals’ protected health information (PHI), specifically, names and addresses. The breach affected 3,029 individuals. Following the breach, the BA retrained its staff members and updated its procedures, and the CE increased its auditing of the BA. OCR reviewed the CE's risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 3,029 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date April 17, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13851)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • MAXIMUS, Inc. / Business Ink, Co. Named as a service provider Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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