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Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services
ArchivedSubmitted 03/12/2021
Updated 19 hours ago ()
- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 907
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services, reported that several employees inadvertently sent the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 907 individuals to unauthorized parties. The ePHI involved included email addresses and vaccination information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE retrained employees on the proper methods of protecting ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
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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