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Wisconsin Department of Health Services
ArchivedSubmitted 07/08/2022
Updated 16 hours ago ()
- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 1,698
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a malicious attack on its computer systems that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,698 individuals. The PHI involved included names, member identification numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, law enforcement, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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