Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

RISE Wisconsin, Inc.

3,731 individuals · submitted June 7, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), RISE Wisconsin, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,731 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff training on identifying unauthorized access and information security best practices was also increased.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
RISE Wisconsin, Inc.
State
WI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,731
Submission date
June 7, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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