Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center (December 2023)

Organization named: Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 26, 2023.

Organization as reported: Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, IL
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Dec. 26, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10239, row:1378)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and diagnoses and conditions. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and increased staff training.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

5,000 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 26, 2023, 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.

2023-12-26Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10239)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center 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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