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 June 24, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- MultiPlan, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 24, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12057, row:3196)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), MultiPlan, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 214,956 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, claims and health insurance information, and Social Security numbers. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA sanctioned the responsible employee, revised its policies and procedures, and implemented additional technical safeguards. All staff were retrained on email security.