Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Disclosed Mar 22, 20218,848 affectedConfirmed

The covered entity (CE), Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information of 8,848 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, conditions, citizenship status, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

What is known

People affected	8,848 (as reported to HHS)
Disclosed	Mar 22, 2021
Attack	Insider
Data exposed	NamesHealth
Sector	Insurance · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (Health Plan, IL)

Notices filed

TotalMar 22, 2021

HHS archive8,848 people

Other breaches at Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Insider breachInsider exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.8,000 affectedInsuranceUSApr 26, 2018 Hacking breachHacking exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.3,133 affectedHealthcareUSJul 15, 2013

History of this record

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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