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Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
ArchivedSubmitted 03/25/2022
Updated 21 hours ago ()
- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 146,028
- Business associate present
- No
- 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
The covered entity (CE), Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 146,028 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, prescription information, financial information, and health insurance and claim information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services, implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI, and received technical assistance from OCR regarding the HIPAA Rules.
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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