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Breach notice filed by Wisconsin Institute of Urology S.C. (August 2021)

Organization named: Wisconsin Institute of Urology S.C. 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 Aug. 5, 2021.

Organization as reported
Wisconsin Institute of Urology S.C., WI
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Aug. 5, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11966, row:3105)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Wisconsin Institute of Urology, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 4,819 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 4,819 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 5, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11966)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

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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