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CareSource

Disclosed May 6, 20224 years ago959 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), CareSource, reported that a workforce member of its business associate (BA) provided an unauthorized individual with remote access to his computer via Zoom. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI) if 959 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on methods to better protect PHI.

What is known

People affected959 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMay 6, 2022
HappenedApr 27, 2022
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorInsurance · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
California Attorney General breach notice: CareSourceoag.ca.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): CareSource (Health Plan, OH)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalMay 6, 2022959
California AGresidents of CAAug 1, 2022

Other breaches at CareSource

BreachAffected
MOVEit hack exposes CareSource members' health and personal dataJul 27, 20233 years agoSupply chain3.2M
Disclosed Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 20205 years agoInsider8,730
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 959 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-08-01 to 2022-05-06 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), CareSource, reported that a workforce member of its business associate (BA) provided an unauthorized individual with remote access to his computer via Zoom. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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