- State
- MD
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 14,538
- 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
The covered entity (CE), CareFirst Administrators, reported that multiple employees of its business associate (BA) were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 14,538 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of births, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, other treatment information, and claims information. The BA notified the affected individuals; the CE notified HHS, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals while the BA implemented additional administrative and technical 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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