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Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Illinois Department of Human Services
ArchivedSubmitted 05/12/2023
- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 50,839
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services , Illinois Department of Human Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a hacking attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 50,839 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and telephone numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.