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Community Health Plan of Washington

ArchivedSubmitted 01/03/2017
State
WA
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,375
Business associate present
No
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

On January 3, 2017, the covered entity (CE) reported that on November 3, 2016, Summit Reinsurance, a business associate (BA), indicated it discovered ransomware on one of its computer servers. The breach affected approximately 1,375 individuals’ protected health information (PHI) and included patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, provider names, and health insurance claim information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and also provided free credit monitoring. The CE revised its policies and procedures related to the nature of the breach. OCR provided substantial technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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