- State
- MN
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 2,124
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The business associate (BA), Optum Financial Services, reported that an employee of its subcontractor mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 2,124 individuals to the wrong individuals. The PHI involved clinical, demographic and financial information. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA’s subcontractor implemented additional technical and administrative safeguards and retrained the applicable workforce member to better protect PHI.
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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