Major League Baseball Players Benefit Plan

The covered entity (CE), Major League Baseball Players Benefit Plan, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cybersecurity attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 13,156 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE coordinated with the BA to provide notice to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. Staff were also retrained.