Advantage Benefits Group
Disclosed Apr 6, 20224 years ago7,660 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Advantage Benefits Group, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 7,147 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.
What is known
| People affected | 7,660 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Happened | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Insurance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2022 data breach report: Advantage Benefits Groupin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Advantage Benefits Group (Business Associate, MI)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Apr 6, 2022 | 21 |
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 6, 2022 | 7,147 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Advantage Benefits Group, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 7,147 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates o · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.