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 Sept. 7, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- United Healthcare Services, Inc. Single Affiliated Covered Entity, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 7, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10475, row:1614)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), United Healthcare Services, reported that it experienced a hacking attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 315,915 individuals. The PHI involved included names and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional physical, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.