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Affinity Health Plan

Disclosed Apr 14, 2010344,579 affectedSettled

Official notice

Leased photocopier returned with data of 344,579 members on its hard drive

CBS Evening News told the New York health plan that a photocopier it had bought for an investigation, previously leased by Affinity, still held member records on its hard drive. Affinity reported 344,579 affected individuals and paid $1,215,780 to settle HIPAA violations.

What is known

People affected344,579 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedApr 14, 2010
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNamesHealthInsurance
SectorInsurance · US
StatusSettled
Lawsuit or fine$1.2M HHS OCR HIPAA settlement (2013) (about $1.2M)

Sources

Regulatorocrportal.hhs.gov
HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal (archive): Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals

Notices filed

TotalApr 14, 2010
HHS archive344,579 people
TotalApr 15, 2010
Research344,579 people

Other breaches at Affinity Health Plan

Insider breachInsider exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.721 affectedInsuranceUSSep 14, 2015Insider breachInsider exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.933 affectedInsuranceUSApr 10, 2012
History of this record
disclosed2026-09-25
2010-04-15 to 2010-04-14by backfillSource
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby seedSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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