Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit Plan (January 2021)

Organization named: Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit 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 Jan. 21, 2021.

Organization as reported: Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit Plan, WI
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Jan. 21, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12386, row:3525)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit Plan, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 899 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional technical safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

899 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 21, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2021-01-21Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12386)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Merrill Iron & Steel Health Benefit 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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