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CareOregon

Disclosed Oct 5, 20223 years ago8,022 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), CareOregon reported that due to an error in its mail merging system, it mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,022 individuals to unintended recipients. The PHI involved included names and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE corrected the mail merging system and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.

What is known

People affected8,022 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedOct 5, 2022
DiscoveredAug 9, 2022
HappenedAug 8, 2022
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorInsurance · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
Oregon DOJ breach notice: CareOregonjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): CareOregon (Health Plan, OR)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Oregon DOJresidents of OROct 5, 20228,022
HHS archivetotalOct 5, 20228,022

Other breaches at CareOregon

BreachAffected
Disclosed May 7, 2025May 7, 20251 year agoInsider6,988
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · sector: other to insurance · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · 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 8022 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), CareOregon reported that due to an error in its mail merging system, it mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,022 individuals to unintended recipients. The PHI involved included names and health insuran · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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