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Disclosed Sep 9, 20215 years ago22,767 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Humana, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,823 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses and medical conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the BA notified affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

What is known

People affected22,767 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedSep 9, 2021
DiscoveredAug 5, 2022
HappenedMay 7, 2022
AttackHacking
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 2022 data breach report: Humanain.gov · Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Humanain.gov · Official notice
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Humana (Health Plan, KY)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
Indiana AGresidents of INSep 9, 20213
HHS archivetotalSep 28, 2021948
HHS archivetotalOct 12, 20214,424
HHS archivetotalNov 4, 20211,965
HHS archivetotalNov 9, 20211,823
Indiana AGresidents of INNov 12, 20211
California AGresidents of CADec 6, 2021
Indiana AGresidents of INJun 8, 2022515
Washington AGresidents of WASep 8, 2022639
California AGresidents of CASep 21, 2022

Other breaches at Humana

BreachAffected
Disclosed Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251 year ago16K
Disclosed Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 20233 years agoHacking13K
Disclosed Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 20206 years agoLost or stolen device65K
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: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Humana, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,823 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, d · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-12-06 to 2021-09-09 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 22767 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2022-08-05 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-09-21 to 2021-12-06 · 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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