- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 12,358
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 12,358 individuals to other employees and the data was also posted to the Internet. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and gender. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts the CE provided complimentary identity protection services to affected individuals.
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.