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Benefit Recovery Specialists, Inc.

ArchivedSubmitted 06/26/2020
State
TX
Covered entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
447,354
Business associate present
Yes
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Network Server
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

Benefit Recovery Specialists, a business associate (BA), reported that it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 447,354 patients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA retrained its employees on phishing and security awareness and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.

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.

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