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Providence Health Plan

Disclosed Jun 4, 20215 years ago5,509 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Providence Health Plan, reported that a temporary contract worker sent emails containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,509 individuals to a personal email address. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, identification numbers, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE revised its procedures, retrained its workforce members, and implemented additional technical safeguards.

What is known

People affected5,509 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJun 4, 2021
DiscoveredMar 16, 2021
HappenedMar 16, 2021
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
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 ORJun 4, 20215,509
HHS archivetotalJun 7, 20215,509

Other breaches at Providence Health Plan

BreachAffected
Disclosed Mar 19, 2019Mar 19, 20197 years agoHacking50K
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · 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 5509 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Providence Health Plan, reported that a temporary contract worker sent emails containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,509 individuals to a personal email address. The ePHI involved include · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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