Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity (February 2020)

Organization named: UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 Feb. 4, 2020.

Organization as reported: UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity, MN
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Feb. 4, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13020, row:4159)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,335 individuals. The PHI involved included names, treatment information, and claims and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

3,335 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 4, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-02-04Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13020)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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