- State
- CT
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 4,222
- Business associate present
- No
- 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
The covered entity (CE), Aetna ACE, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,222 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medications, diagnoses, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.
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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