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Providence Health Plan

Disclosed Mar 19, 20197 years ago49,511 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

Providence Health Plan, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate inadvertently posted the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 75,663 individuals to the Internet. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Complimentary credit and identity theft monitoring services was also provided. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.

What is known

People affected49,511 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMar 19, 2019
DiscoveredApr 17, 2020
HappenedMay 1, 2019
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Providence Health Planatg.wa.gov · Official notice
Oregon DOJ breach notice: Providence Health Planjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Providence Health Plan (Health Plan, OR)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Oregon DOJresidents of ORMar 19, 2019844
HHS archivetotalMar 19, 2019651
Oregon DOJresidents of ORAug 13, 2019122,411
Washington AGresidents of WAJun 16, 20203,324
HHS archivetotalJun 16, 202049,511

Other breaches at Providence Health Plan

BreachAffected
Disclosed Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 20215 years agoInsider5,509
History of this record
  • 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 49511 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Providence Health Plan, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate inadvertently posted the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 75,663 individuals to the Internet. The ePHI involved included na · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2019-08-13 to 2019-03-19 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2020-06-16 to 2019-08-13 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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