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Breach notice filed by Wellpoint Washington, Inc. (May 2026)

Organization named: Wellpoint Washington, Inc. 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 May 20, 2026.

Organization as reported
Wellpoint Washington, Inc., IN
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
May 20, 2026
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8918, row:57)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Wellpoint Washington, Inc., reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 12,020 individuals. The PHI involved demographic and clinical data. The CE notified HHS, the media, and the affected individuals. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 12,020 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 20, 2026, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 8918)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Wellpoint Washington, Inc. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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