NCH Corporation Employee Benefits Plan

The covered entity (CE), NCH Corporation Employee Benefits Plan, reported that an unauthorized party gained access to its network environment through a zero-day vulnerability in third party software, accessing the protected health information (PHI) of 3,098 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.