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HIPAA Breach News

Our HIPAA breach news section covers HIPAA breaches such as unauthorized disclosures of protected health information (PHI), improper disposal of PHI, unauthorized PHI access by cybercriminals and rogue healthcare employees, and other security and privacy breaches.

The HIPAA breach news section is particularly relevant to healthcare information security professionals, privacy officers, and other individuals who have some responsibility for HIPAA compliance.

The most recent healthcare data breach reports are listed below and HIPAA enforcement news is provided. If you want to find out if a specific covered entity has experienced a data breach, please use the search function in the top right hand corner of this webpage.

California Gay & Lesbian Services Center Data Breach Affects 75,500 Individuals

Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County, California, a provider of mental health, HIV testing, education and outreach,...

Aitkin County Health and Human Services Data Breach Affects 81,000 Individuals

Aitkin County Health and Human Services in Minnesota has identified a breach of its email environment. Data breaches have also...

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Settles Data Breach Litigation

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services class action data breach litigation

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Inc., a Scranton, Pennsylvania-based provider of drug and alcohol addiction services, has agreed to settle...

ERMI; McLeod Physician Associates; Centers for Dialysis Care Announce Data Breaches

Data breaches have been announced by the Georgia-based medical equipment company ERMI, McLeod Physician Associates in South Carolina, and the...

Data Security Incidents Announced by Park Dental Research Corp; Wabi Sabi Behavioral Health Center

Employee data has been compromised in data security incidents at Park Dental Research Corporation in Oklahoma and Wabi Sabi Behavioral...

North Los Angeles County Regional Center Notifies Individuals About November 2024 Ransomware Attack

North Los Angeles County Regional Center has started mailing notification letters to individuals affected by a November 2024 ransomware attack,...

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Almost 30,000 Texas Residents Affected by Data Breach at The Texas Hearing Institute

The Texas Hearing Institute has notified the Texas Attorney General about a data breach impacting more than 29, 000 state...

AdaptHealth Reports Material Cybersecurity Incident and Theft of Patient Data

AdaptHealth, a publicly traded healthcare company that provides home medical equipment, diabetes supplies, and sleep therapy products, has informed the...

Delaware & Florida Women’s Health Centers Announce Data Breaches

Two women’s healthcare providers have announced data privacy incidents. Women’s Wellness of Southern Delaware recently learned about unauthorized retention of...

Medtronic Notifies 3.8M Individuals About April 2026 Cyberattack

medtronic data breach

Medtronic has started issuing notifications to individuals affected by an April 2026 cyberattack. The ShinyHunters threat group claimed responsibility for...

Data Breaches Reported by Amicus Solutions: Huntsville Hospital Health System

Amicus Solutions (Fedora Solutions) has been affected by a cybersecurity incident, and Huntsville Hospital has confirmed it was affected by...

Washington Dept. Health & Social Services Insider Breach Affects 8,600 Individuals

The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has identified an insider data breach involving unauthorized access to the protected...

July 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report

U.S. healthcare data breaches are down 34.1% month-over-month, and 44.5% fewer individuals had their healthcare data exposed. HIPAA-regulated entities reported...

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