- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 5,524
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Community Link, Inc., reported that it was the victim of an email phishing scheme. The compromised account contained the protected health information (PHI) of 5,524 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, member identification numbers, and claims data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, the CE immediately deployed additional administrative, security, and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
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.