Employees Retirement System of Texas
Disclosed Oct 15, 20187 years ago1,248,263 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Employees Retirement System of Texas, discovered one of its members was able to view other individuals’ protected health information (PHI) after the member manipulated an editable search field within the CE’s online member portal. The PHI potentially affected included the names and social security numbers of approximately 1,248,263 individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE improved safeguards and trained its workforce members on better practices to protect PHI. Further, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
What is known
| People affected | 1,248,263 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 15, 2018 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Insurance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Employees Retirement System of Texas (Health Plan, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Oct 15, 2018 | 1,248,263 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.