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 May 3, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Kenosha Community Health Center, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 3, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11484, row:2623)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kenosha Community Health Center, reported that one of its employees was the victim of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,688 individuals. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Employees were retrained on email security.