- State
- KY
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 3,480
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Insurance ACE/Humana Inc., reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,480 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA retrained and sanctioned the workforce member and OCR provided technical assistance.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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