Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Health Plan · Archived

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

2,868 individuals · submitted June 4, 2021

About this report

Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,868 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary identity protection services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
State
WI
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
2,868
Submission date
June 4, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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