Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Health Plan · Archived

Briggs & Stratton Corporation

12,789 individuals · submitted September 29, 2017

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Briggs & Stratton Corporation, experienced a malware attack, which affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 12,789 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
State
WI
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
12,789
Submission date
September 29, 2017
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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