Question 1

What happened in the L.A. Care Health Plan data breach?

Accepted Answer

L.A. Care Health Plan experienced a misconfiguration breach that occurred on Invalid Date. The breach was discovered on January 24, 2014 and publicly disclosed on January 22, 2014.

Question 2

What data was exposed in the L.A. Care Health Plan breach?

Accepted Answer

The following types of data were exposed: Names, Addresses.

Question 3

What should I do if I was affected by the L.A. Care Health Plan breach?

Accepted Answer

If you were affected, you should: monitor your accounts and health records for suspicious activity, consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus, watch for official notification letters from L.A. Care Health Plan, report any suspicious use of your health information to HHS, and be cautious of phishing attempts that may reference this breach.

L.A. Care Health Plan Data Breach

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