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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.

Congress Members’ Prescription Information Compromised in RXNT Data Breach

RXNT data breach

Further information has come to light about the RXNT data breach, reported by the HIPAA Journal on May 6, 2026....

Ransomware Groups Claim Responsibility for Attacks on 3 Healthcare Providers

Ransomware groups have claimed responsibility for attacks on Advanced Family Surgery Center in Tennessee, Orem Eye Clinic in Utah, and...

Verber Dental Group Notifies Patients About January Hacking Incident

Data breaches have recently been announced by Verber Dental Group in Pennsylvania, Northwoods Surgery Center in Minnesota, Cunningham Prosthetic Care...

Atrium Health & Interim HealthCare Affected by Business Associate Data Breaches

Atrium Health Navicent and Interim HealthCare of Lubbock/Amarillo have recently announced that they have been affected by data breaches at...

Mt. Spokane Pediatrics Data Breach Affects 32,000 Patients

A cyberattack on Mt. Spokane Pediatrics exposed the data of more than 32,000 patients. Data breaches have also been announced...

Missouri Regulators Claim Conduent is Stonewalling State’s Data Breach Investigation

Conduent business services data breach

An investigation by regulators in Missouri into the 2024 hacking incident at Conduent Business Services has stalled. The Missouri Department...

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March 2026 Healthcare Data Breach Report

March 2026 healthcare data breach report

In March 2026, 44 healthcare data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil...

OpenLoop Health Data Breach Affects 716,000 Individuals

OpenLoop Health data breach

On March 24, 2026, The HIPAA Journal reported on a data breach at the telehealth platform provider Open Loop Health...

Hematology Oncology Consultants; Southcoast Health; Cunningham Prosthetic Care Announce Data Breaches

Data breaches have recently been announced by Hematology Oncology Consultants in Michigan, Cunningham Prosthetic Care in Maine, and Southcoast Health...

Data Breaches Announced by Four Healthcare Providers

Data breaches have recently been announced by Western Orthopaedics in Colorado, Community Health Systems in California, Tri-Cities Gastroenterology in Tennessee,...

Starr Insurance Discloses Ransomware Attack

The health insurance company Starr Insurance has disclosed a ransomware attack and data breach. Data breaches have also been reported...

CMS Found to Have Leaked Providers’ SSNs

CMS provider directory data breach

A database created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been exposed online, exposing providers’ Social Security...

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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