- State
- CT
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 8,664
- 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, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 8,664 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, claims information, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified affected individuals; the CE notified HHS and the media.
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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