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 May 12, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- PharMerica Corporation, KY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 12, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10739, row:1878)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), PharMerica Corporation, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,815,591 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.