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Mertz Manufacturing Inc Health Insurance Plan
ArchivedSubmitted 12/03/2021
Updated 22 hours ago ()
- State
- OK
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 868
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Mertz Manufacturing Health Insurance Plan, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 868 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its policies and procedures and implemented additional technical safeguards. Staff were retrained.
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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