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. 2, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 2, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9571, row:710)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 98,474 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, social security numbers, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.