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Cybersecurity Alert
October 1, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

3 New HHS OCR Breach Submissions Dated October 1, 2026: 244,647 Individuals

HHS OCR listed 3 large HIPAA breach submissions dated October 1, 2026, affecting 244,647 individuals nationally. Denver Health Medical Plan led the batch with 238,083 individuals.

Source: HHS Office for Civil Rights — Breach Portal

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HHS OCR HIPAA breach submissions for October 1, 2026

The HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal lists 3 large HIPAA breach submissions with a breach submission date of October 1, 2026. Combined, these filings report 244,647 individuals affected nationally (not state-resident totals).

The largest filing — Denver Health Medical Plan (CO) — accounts for 238,083 individuals in this batch. See our live HIPAA / HHS OCR statistics and healthcare AG tracker for broader context.

October month-to-date now totals 4 OCR submissions covering 245,287 individuals dated through October 1, 2026 on the under-investigation portal view.

Submissions Dated October 1, 2026

OrganizationStateEntity TypeIndividualsBreach TypeSubmitted
Denver Health Medical PlanCOHealth Plan238,083Hacking/IT Incident10/01/2026
Bay Area Psychological ConsultantsFLHealthcare Provider5,679Hacking/IT Incident10/01/2026
Family Physicians, Inc.OHHealthcare Provider885Hacking/IT Incident10/01/2026

OCR lists breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. Submission dates reflect when the covered entity reported to OCR; investigation status and counts can change as the portal updates.

Independent Cybersecurity Audits

EmailMeNow domain audits on October 1, 2026 scored 2 filer domains in this batch. 2 of 2 show 15% Transport Security or below — a recurring gap that makes spoofed breach-notification email easier to deliver. Family Physicians, Inc. (familyphysiciansclinic.com) leads at 33% overall; Denver Health Medical Plan (denverhealthmedicalplan.org) scores 24%.

Pattern: Scores below the 100% ideal on identity or transport still leave room for spoofed incident-response email — even when website headers score higher.

OrganizationDomainOverallIdentityTransportWebsiteRisk
Denver Health Medical Plandenverhealthmedicalplan.org24%0%15%40%Weakest
Family Physicians, Inc.familyphysiciansclinic.com33%25%15%37%Weak

Audit links: denverhealthmedicalplan.org · familyphysiciansclinic.com

Website stack note

  • Family Physicians, Inc. (familyphysiciansclinic.com): WordPress behind current (running 7.0.7; latest 7.1.3)

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal