The covered entity (CE), CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, reported that it was the victim of a cyberattack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 1.3 million individuals. The ePHI involved included names, health insurance information, usernames, email addresses, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
