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California Physicians' Services d/b/a Blue Shield of California
ArchivedSubmitted 10/27/2021
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 2,841
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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
California Physicians’ Services dba Blue Shield of California, a covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,841 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The BA notified law enforcement; the CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.
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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