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 June 7, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- RISE Wisconsin, Inc., WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 7, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13793, row:4932)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), RISE Wisconsin, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,731 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff training on identifying unauthorized access and information security best practices was also increased.