- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 36,600
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Highmark, the business associate (BA), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 36,600 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, medications, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the incident, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.
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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