Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Advocate Aurora Health (October 2022)

Organization named: Advocate Aurora Health Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Oct. 14, 2022.

Organization as reported: Advocate Aurora Health, WI
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Electronic Medical Record
Submission date: Oct. 14, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11124, row:2263)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Advocate Aurora Health, reported that web tracking technology transferred the protected health information (PHI) of 3,000,000 individuals to unauthorized recipients. OCR has consolidated this breach report into an existing compliance review of the CE.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

3,000,000 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 14, 2022, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2022-10-14Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11124)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Advocate Aurora Health Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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