- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 4,059
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
On April 23, 2018, a business associate (BA), BioIQ, Inc., sent a mass email to members of TML Multistate Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool, the covered entity (CE), containing incorrect member names in the salutations. The breach involved the first and last names of 4,059 individuals who were members of the CE. The BA provided breach notification to HHS, the CE, affected individuals, and the media. Upon discovery of the breach, the BA immediately retrained the employee responsible for the incident. The BA also updated its email workflow procedures to include a quality assurance review of emails. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions listed above and provided technical assistance to the BA on its risk analysis and risk management plan.
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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