United of Omaha Life Insurance reports hacking breach affecting 107,894 individuals
United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, a health plan based in Nebraska, filed a report with HHS OCR regarding a hacking/IT incident. The breach affected 107,894 individuals. According to the filing, the compromised information was located in email. The report was submitted to HHS OCR on July 26, 2024. As a covered entity, the health plan is required to report breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. This filing confirms the incident met that threshold. Healthcare administrators should note that email remains a common vector for data exposure. While this specific breach involves a health plan, the incident highlights the ongoing risks associated with email security across the healthcare ecosystem.