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Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Disclosed Aug 8, 20197 years ago1,853 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Wisconsin Department of Corrections, reported that protected health information (PHI) was viewable on several websites managed by its business associate (BA). This breach compromised the PHI of 1,853 individuals. The PHI involved included names and addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA strengthened its technical safeguards to better protect PHI.

What is known

People affected1,853 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedAug 8, 2019
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalAug 8, 20191,041
HHS archivetotalJul 15, 20201,853

Other breaches at Wisconsin Department of Corrections

BreachAffected
Disclosed Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 202510 months agoInsider1,723
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2020-07-15 to 2019-08-08 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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