The covered entity (CE), Blue Shield California, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,506 individuals. The PHI involved included names, subscriber identification numbers, diagnoses, medications, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented additional technical safeguards.
2026-09-25 · sector: other to insurance · backfill source
2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records: empty to 1506 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Blue Shield California, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,506 individuals. The PHI · backfill source
2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-12-22 to 2022-07-12 · backfill source
