Skip to content

Humana

Disclosed Aug 19, 20206 years ago64,654 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Humana, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) impermissibly provided the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 64,654 individuals to others during a training program. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The BA strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

What is known

People affected64,654 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedAug 19, 2020
DiscoveredDec 22, 2020
HappenedOct 12, 2020
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
California Attorney General breach notice: Humanaoag.ca.gov · Official notice
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Humanaatg.wa.gov · Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Humanain.gov · Official notice
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Humanamaine.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Humana (Health Plan, KY)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Maine AGresidents of MEAug 19, 20202
HHS archivetotalAug 19, 2020564
Indiana AGresidents of INJan 20, 20212
HHS archivetotalFeb 22, 202164,654
Washington AGresidents of WAFeb 23, 2021675
Indiana AGresidents of INFeb 25, 20211,582
California AGresidents of CAMar 8, 2021

Other breaches at Humana

BreachAffected
Disclosed Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251 year ago16K
Disclosed Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 20233 years agoHacking13K
Disclosed Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 20215 years agoHacking23K
Disclosed Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 20187 years agoInsider5,569
Disclosed Nov 21, 2017Nov 21, 20178 years agoInsider6,836
Disclosed May 23, 2014May 23, 201412 years agoUnknown
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names"] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 63307 to 64654 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Humana, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) impermissibly provided the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 64,654 individuals to others during a training program. The ePHI involved · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-01-20 to 2020-08-19 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-02-23 to 2021-01-20 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 63307 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to lost-device · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-03-08 to 2021-02-23 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2020-12-22 · 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.

Everything about Humana

New breaches by email

Wednesdays, only in weeks with newly disclosed breaches, the largest first.

Double opt-in. Unsubscribe any time.