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. 17, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Welfare & Pension Administration Service, Inc., WA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 17, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11902, row:3041)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Welfare & Pension Administration Service, reported that it was the subject of a malware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 194,674 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.