- State
- MN
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 2,431
- 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), United Health, reported that its business associate (BA), Via Tech Publishing Solutions, sent emails containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,431 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, health insurance information, and financial data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and provided complimentary identity theft protection services to those affected by this breach. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.
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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