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The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.

ArchivedSubmitted 11/17/2017
State
WI
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
9,500
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

The Medical College of Wisconsin, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing attack. The email accounts contained the protected health information (PHI) of 9,500 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE immediately implemented administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its data and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.

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.

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