- State
- ID
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 74,884
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
IEC Group dba AmeriBen, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently sent an email to patients that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 74,884 individuals. The PHI involved included names, financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned and retrained the employee responsible for the breach and implemented new administrative safeguards.
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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