Serco Inc. Group Health Plan

In August 2023, the Serco Inc. Group Health Plan in Virginia experienced a data breach involving the hacking of the MOVEit Transfer solution by Clop at a business associate. This incident affected 10,140 individuals. The breach was part of a larger trend observed in August, where a significant number of healthcare data breaches were reported, with hacking and other IT incidents accounting for the majority of these breaches. The Serco Inc. Group Health Plan breach was specifically mentioned in the August 2023 Healthcare Data Breach Report, highlighting the ongoing challenges and risks associated with securing healthcare data against cyber threats[4][5].

Citations:

1. https://cybernews.com/news/serco-employee-data-breach/
2. https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/databreach/list
3. https://casetext.com/case/physician-tactical-healthcare-servs-v-inova-health-care-servs
4. https://www.hipaajournal.com/august-2023-healthcare-data-breach-report/
5. https://securetrust.io/cybersecurity-insights/recent-attacks/hipaa-data-breach-report-august-2023/
6. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg91961/html/CHRG-113hhrg91961.htm
7. https://blackkite.com/data-breaches-caused-by-third-parties/
8. https://www.serco.com/na/media-and-news/2022/serco-committed-to-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-principles
9. https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20211007
10. https://benefitslink.com/newsletters/2020/2020_02_05_retirement.html
11. https://www.govexec.com/magazine/features/2013/09/beyond-breach/69791/
12. https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-14-730.pdf
13. https://casetext.com/case/acres-v-serco-inc-1
14. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/02/scandal-splattered-uk-outsourcing-giant-serco-prepares-to-board-mother-of-all-gravy-trains-u-s-defense-contracting.html
15. https://www.databreaches.net/computer-security-breach-at-serco-affects-123000-thrift-savings-plan-participants/
16. https://breachdata.topwords.me/?limit=20&offset=520&sort=state