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 Sept. 9, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Richland County, WI, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 9, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9710, row:849)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Richland County, WI, reported that it was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 76,365 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, financial and health insurance information, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit and identity monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.