Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Health Plan · Archived

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

12,358 individuals · submitted October 7, 2022

About this report

Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 12,358 individuals to other employees and the data was also posted to the Internet. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and gender. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts the CE provided complimentary identity protection services to affected individuals.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
State
WI
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
12,358
Submission date
October 7, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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