Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

19,150 individuals · submitted June 21, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Wisconsin Department of Health Services, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyberattack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 19,150 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the media; the BA notified the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided credit monitoring and established a call center for questions and concerns. The BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
State
WI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
19,150
Submission date
June 21, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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