BreachScout BreachScout Breach Records

Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Easterseals Central Illinois (May 2024)

Organization named: Easterseals Central Illinois Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 31, 2024.

Organization as reported
Easterseals Central Illinois, IL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
May 31, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9880, row:1019)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Easterseals Central Illinois, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 14,855 individuals. The ePHI involved clinical and demographic information. The CE notified individuals, the media, and HHS. The CE took several corrective actions in response to the breach including implementing multifactor authentication and additional technical safeguards. Additionally, OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 14,855 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 31, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

Each figure is one source's figure with the basis that source gave. Figures from different sources are shown side by side and are not added, averaged or chosen between.

Timeline

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

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9880)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Easterseals Central Illinois Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

Records reflect source filings as of the dates shown. BreachRecords is not a regulator.

Request a correction

A record that disagrees with its source, names the wrong organization or duplicates another is corrected after review. This form is about Breach notice filed by Easterseals Central Illinois (May 2024). We acknowledge every request within two business days. We reply by email.

The form is being set up. Check back soon.