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 March 5, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 5, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10090, row:1229)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 85,902 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and diagnoses/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 retrained staff on the requirement to protect and secure PHI.