- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 258,120
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server, Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Adams County Health and Human Services Department (Adams County), a hybrid health care entity, reported that two employees impermissibly accessed protected health information (PHI). This breach affected 258,120 individuals. The CE notified affected individuals, the media, and HHS. Adams County also sanctioned the employees, locked down the affected programs, and its IT service provider reset all access credentials across its network. OCR provided the CE with technical guidance regarding its obligations under the HIPAA Security Rule and Breach Notification Rule.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added 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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.