- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 5,048
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Healthfirst, reported that a misconfiguration in its software caused the protected health information (PHI) of 5,048 individuals to be sent to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, phone numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees.
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.