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Cybersecurity Alert
July 1, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

2 New HHS OCR Breach Submissions Dated July 1, 2026: 12,394 Individuals

HHS OCR listed 2 large HIPAA breach submissions dated July 1, 2026, affecting 12,394 individuals nationally. Wisconsin Department of Health Services led the batch with 8,157 individuals.

Source: HHS Office for Civil Rights — Breach Portal

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HHS OCR HIPAA breach submissions for July 1, 2026

The HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal lists 2 large HIPAA breach submissions with a breach submission date of July 1, 2026. Combined, these filings report 12,394 individuals affected nationally (not state-resident totals).

The largest filing — Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WI) — accounts for 8,157 individuals in this batch. See our live HIPAA / HHS OCR statistics and healthcare AG tracker for broader context.

July month-to-date now totals 2 OCR submissions covering 12,394 individuals dated through July 1, 2026 on the under-investigation portal view.

Submissions Dated July 1, 2026

OrganizationStateEntity TypeIndividualsBreach TypeSubmitted
Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWIHealth Plan8,157Unauthorized Access/Disclosure07/01/2026
Erlanger HealthTNHealthcare Provider4,237Unauthorized Access/Disclosure07/01/2026

OCR lists breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. Submission dates reflect when the covered entity reported to OCR; investigation status and counts can change as the portal updates.

Independent Cybersecurity Audits

EmailMeNow domain audits on July 1, 2026 scored 2 filer domains in this batch. 2 of 2 show 15% Transport Security or below — a recurring gap that makes spoofed breach-notification email easier to deliver. Erlanger Health (erlanger.org) leads at 62% overall; Wisconsin Department of Health Services (dhs.wisconsin.gov) scores 54%.

Pattern: Scores below the 100% ideal on identity or transport still leave room for spoofed incident-response email — even when website headers score higher.

OrganizationDomainOverallIdentityTransportWebsiteRisk
Wisconsin Department of Health Servicesdhs.wisconsin.gov54%50%15%45%Average
Erlanger Healtherlanger.org62%70%15%45%Above Average

Audit links: dhs.wisconsin.gov · erlanger.org

Website stack note

  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services (dhs.wisconsin.gov): Drupal major version behind (reports 10; current major is 11.4.2)

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal