Wisconsin Department of Health Services data breach
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services (United States) notified the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection of a data breach on 30 June 2026. It told that state about 8,157 Wisconsin residents; the total can be higher. The breach began on 30 April 2026, 61 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
8,157 Wisconsin residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
30 June 2026
Breach began
30 April 2026
Time to tell
61 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)
What was exposed
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.
If Wisconsin Department of Health Services had your data
Look for Wisconsin Department of Health Services’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Wisconsin Department of Health Services has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Wisconsin Department of Health Services, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.
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