Health Plan · Archived
Illinois Department of Human Services
705,017 individuals · submitted January 9, 2026
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Illinois Department of Human Services, reported that misconfigured privacy settings on its Internet platform exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 705,017 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- State
- IL
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 705,017
- Submission date
- January 9, 2026
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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