Breachesby GlyphCareSource
Disclosed Nov 11, 20208,730 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), CareSource, reported that its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,730 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, clinical information, and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. To mitigate this breach and prevent similar errors, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
What is known
| People affected | 8,730 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Happened | Jan 14, 2021 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | NamesHealth |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
Notices filed
Other breaches at CareSource
MOVEit hack exposes CareSource members' health and personal dataSupply chain exposed names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health records and insurance details. Reported to the California AG.Supply chain3.2M affectedHealthcareUSJul 27, 2023Insider breachInsider exposed names and health records. Reported to the California AG.959 affectedInsuranceUSMay 6, 2022
History of this record
unknown to insiderby backfillSource
[] to ["names","health"]by backfillSource
organization to hhsby backfillSource
17 to 8730by backfillSource
2021-03-22 to 2020-11-11by backfillSource
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First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.