- State
- OR
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 684
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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
Regence BlueShield of Washington, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) sent the Social Security numbers of 684 individuals to the wrong recipients. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added 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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