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 Aug. 1, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- The Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc., WV
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 1, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10556, row:1695)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The Health Plan of West Virginia, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cybersecurity incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,292 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, and health insurance and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services.