- State
- AZ
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 767
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Merchants Benefit Administration, reported that three employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 767 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In response to the breach the CE improved its technical and administrative safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.