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 27, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- SEIU 775 Benefits Group, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 27, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12123, row:3262)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), SEIU 775 Benefits Group, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 140,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach incident and OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented new administrative and technical safeguards.