Data Breach Affects WI Dept. of Corrections – 715Newsroom.com
More than 17-hundred people have had their protected health information mistakenly released by the state’s Department of Corrections.
Officials admitted the data was inadvertently disclosed while responding to a public records request. The DOC says it discovered the error in September after the information was released in July. Files included names, mental health diagnoses, and other sensitive details. Officials acknowledged the breach violated HIPAA and that they are notifying those affected.
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