- State
- WY
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 164,010
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- 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 covered entity (CE), Wyoming Department of Health, reported that an employee inadvertently made the protected health information (PHI) of 164,010 individuals viewable over the Internet. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, and laboratory results. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. All workforce members were retrained on protecting and securing PHI.
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.