Breaches and incidents
Imagine the Possibilities (Iowa): insurance agency business associate PDCM Insurance breached, 1,693 affected
Per HIPAA Journal, the nonprofit told HHS OCR that 1,693 people were affected by an incident at its business associate PDCM Insurance (Waterloo, Iowa)...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Per HIPAA Journal, the nonprofit told HHS OCR that 1,693 people were affected by an incident at its business associate PDCM Insurance (Waterloo, Iowa), where unauthorized access to files occurred on 27 and 28 Apr 2025; data included SSNs, driver’s license numbers, financial, diagnosis and prescription information.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- PDCM says it reviewed its policies and added safeguards; it is unclear how many PDCM clients were affected.