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Defense Health Agency

Disclosed Mar 12, 20266 months ago96,271 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Defense Health Agency, reported that several employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 11,844 individuals. The PHI involved names, addresses, dates of birth, other identifiers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the media, and the affected individuals. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

What is known

People affected96,271 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMar 12, 2026
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorInsurance · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
HHS OCR breach report: Defense Health Agency (Health Plan, VA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalMar 1296,271
HHS OCRtotalApr 141,300
HHS archivetotalMay 2111,844

Other breaches at Defense Health Agency

BreachAffected
Disclosed Oct 12, 2022Oct 12, 20223 years agoHacking1,279
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 11844 to 96271 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-04-14 to 2026-03-12 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 1300 to 11844 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Defense Health Agency, reported that several employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 11,844 individuals. The PHI involved names, a · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS OCR), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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