Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Wisconsin Department of Corrections

1,853 individuals · submitted July 15, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Wisconsin Department of Corrections, reported that protected health information (PHI) was viewable on several websites managed by its business associate (BA). This breach compromised the PHI of 1,853 individuals. The PHI involved included names and addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA strengthened its technical safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
State
WI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,853
Submission date
July 15, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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