Aetna
Disclosed May 28, 200917 years ago65,000 affectedUnverified
Web site breach may have exposed SSNs of 65,000 Aetna employees
Intruders harvested email addresses from an Aetna jobs web site, used them for a spam campaign, and may have obtained Social Security numbers of 65,000 current and former employees.
What is known
| People affected | 65,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 28, 2009 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, Social Security numbers |
| Sector | Insurance · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived February 2010)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | May 28, 2009 | 65,000 |
Other breaches at Aetna
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Feb 27, 2026Feb 277 months agoInsider | Feb 277 months ago | Insider | Healthcare | Confirmed | 775 |
| Disclosed Jul 27, 2022Jul 27, 20224 years ago | Jul 27, 20224 years ago | Not stated | Other | Confirmed | 326K |
| Disclosed Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 20205 years ago | Dec 10, 20205 years ago | Not stated | Insurance | Confirmed | 484K |
| Disclosed Aug 29, 2017Aug 29, 20179 years agoHacking | Aug 29, 20179 years ago | Hacking | Insurance | Confirmed | 12K |
| Disclosed Nov 28, 2016Nov 28, 20169 years agoInsider | Nov 28, 20169 years ago | Insider | Insurance | Confirmed | 19K |
| Disclosed Jul 27, 2010Jul 27, 201016 years agoInsider | Jul 27, 201016 years ago | Insider | Insurance | Confirmed | 6,372 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.