Laborers Funds Administrative Office of Northern California, Inc.

Laborers Funds Administrative Office of Northern California, Inc. reported a data breach on February 17, 2016, involving defective IRS Form 1095-B documents mailed to participants. Due to a computer error, personal information (names, SSNs, health plan coverage) of some individuals was included in documents sent to other participants. The Fund notified the AG, media, and HHS, provided one year of credit monitoring via AllClear ID, and retrained staff.

Affected (this filing): 1

Laborers Funds Administrative Office of Northern California, Inc. (a Health Plan in CA) reported to HHS OCR on 2016-03-15 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 2,373 individuals. On February 17, 2016, the CE discovered a tax document sent to clients and beneficiaries inadvertently contained PHI of unrelated individuals, including names, Social Security numbers, and eligibility information. Breached information located on Paper/Films. The CE remediated with new technical safeguards, updated security analysis, revised HIPAA policies, and workforce training.

Affected (this filing): 2,373