Central States, Southeast And Southwest Areas Health And Welfare Fund data breach (2018)

ILHHS OCRFirst filing

Filed Jan 23, 2018bd_ea61633526f7193a

Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund (IL) reported to HHS on 2018-01-23 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 634 individuals. The CE mailed welcome and enrollment packets to incorrect addresses due to a mismatched employee list spreadsheet provided by employer Bemis. Breached information on Paper/Films included names, birthdates, SSNs, plan election information, and dependent information. OCR investigation led to revised privacy policies and a new Breach Notification Rule policy.

Affected (this filing): 634

HHS notified

Central States, Southeast And Southwest Areas Health And Welfare Fund

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