Centerstone Insurance and Financial Services
Disclosed Jan 3, 20197 years ago111,589 affectedConfirmed
Centerstone Insurance & Financial Services dba BenefitMall, the business associate (BA) of multiple covered entities, reported that on or around October 11, 2018, electronic protected health information (ePHI), had been exfiltrated as a result of an email phishing attack. The breach affected approximately 111,589 individuals and the ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and financial information. All affected individuals were notified as well as the media. As a result of OCR's investigation, the BA implemented new technical safeguards to its e-mail platform, provided targeted re-training to involved workforce members on its policies and procedures related to e-mail security, and provided affected individuals with one year of free credit monitoring services.
What is known
| People affected | 111,589 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 3, 2019 |
| Happened | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Insurance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Centerstone Insurance and Financial Servicesoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Centerstone Insurance and Financial Services (Business Associate, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 3, 2019 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 3, 2019 | 111,589 |
History of this record
- 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 111589 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Centerstone Insurance & Financial Services dba BenefitMall, the business associate (BA) of multiple covered entities, reported that on or around October 11, 2018, electronic protected health information (ePHI), had been exfiltrated as a res · 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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