Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Health Plan · Archived

Werner Electric Supply

907 individuals · submitted April 28, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Werner Electric Supply, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 907 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Werner Electric Supply
State
WI
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
907
Submission date
April 28, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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