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 April 28, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Werner Electric Supply, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 28, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12188, row:3327)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Werner Electric Supply, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 907 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect PHI.