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Guidehouse

Disclosed Jul 15, 20215 years ago91,331 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Guidehouse, reported that its secure file transfer device experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 91,331 individuals. The PHI involved included, names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE applied a critical patch shortly after the cyber-attack which mitigated the vulnerability. Additionally, the CE discontinued use of the file transfer device and transitioned to another network.

What is known

People affected91,331 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedJul 15, 2021
HappenedJan 20, 2021
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
California Attorney General breach notice: Guidehouseoag.ca.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Guidehouse (Business Associate, VA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalJul 15, 202191,331
California AGresidents of CAJul 16, 2021
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 91331 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-07-16 to 2021-07-15 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Guidehouse, reported that its secure file transfer device experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 91,331 individuals. The PHI involved included, names, dates · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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