Business associate breach: 112,726 records exposed in Texas IT incident
A Texas-based business associate, VeriSource Services, Inc., filed a report with HHS OCR regarding a hacking/IT incident that compromised the data of 112,726 individuals. The breach involved unauthorized access to a network server. This filing was submitted on August 20, 2024, which is the date the report reached the regulator, not necessarily when the incident occurred or was discovered. Because VeriSource is a business associate, its clients—likely healthcare providers or health plans—may also have obligations to notify their own patients depending on the specific services provided. Administrators should check if their organization contracts with this vendor and review existing breach notification protocols.
Sources differ:
- The HHS OCR breach portal lists 112,726 individuals for VeriSource Services. Later news reports, citing a Maine regulator filing, say at least 4,000,000 people were affected.
Primary source: HHS OCR Breach Portal — VeriSource Services, Inc. (TX) · reported 08/20/2024 · 112,726 individuals · Checked against the record 2026-10-19