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Wisconsin Department of Corrections
ArchivedSubmitted 11/12/2025
Updated 16 hours ago ()
- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,723
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- 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 Corrections, the covered entity (CE), reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 1,723 individuals was viewable over the Internet. The PHI involved clinical and diagnostic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedure regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and trained or retrained its workforce. OCR provided technical assistance 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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