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. 25, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- USAble Mutual Insurance Company d/b/a Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, AR
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 25, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11229, row:2368)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), USAble Mutual Insurance Company dba Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,871 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the incident, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards, retrained its employees, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.