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Disclosed Aug 18, 20251 year ago10,482 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

Qilin ransomware attack on Inotiv exposes 9,542 people

Contract research firm Inotiv disclosed an August 2025 ransomware attack that disrupted operations; it said an attacker had access between August 5 and 8 and notified 9,542 people, mostly employees and family members. Qilin claimed 176 GB of data.

What is known

People affected10,482 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedAug 18, 2025
DiscoveredDec 17, 2025
HappenedAug 5, 2025
AttackRansomware
Data exposedNames, Employment, Other, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Health, Insurance, Payment cards, Financial, Dates of birth, Addresses
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
California Attorney General breach notice: Inotivoag.ca.gov · Official notice
Pharma firm Inotiv discloses data breach after ransomware attackbleepingcomputer.com · News
Inotiv Form 8-Ksec.gov · SEC filing
Texas Attorney General data security breach report BR-0004756: Inotivoag.my.site.com · Official notice
Vermont Attorney General: 2025-12-22 Inotiv Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2025 data breach report: Inotivin.gov · Official notice
Inotiv, Inc. Form 8-K, Item 8.01 (2026-05-18)sec.gov · SEC filing

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
ResearchtotalAug 18, 20259,542
SEC 8-K 8.01totalAug 18, 2025
California AGresidents of CADec 2, 2025
Indiana AGresidents of INDec 2, 20253,158
Vermont AGresidents of VTDec 22, 2025
California AGresidents of CADec 23, 2025
Texas AGresidents of TXDec 29, 2025940
SEC 8-K 8.01totalMay 18
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720154/000110465926063032/tm2614614d1_8k.htm · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer-protection-division/id-theft-prevention/files/DB-Year-to-Date-Report-2025.pdf · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-12-22-inotiv-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","employment","other"] to ["names","employment","other","ssn","government-id","health","insurance","payment-card","financial","dob","addresses"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: 9542 to 10482 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2025-12-17 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to ransomware · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","employment","other"] · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 9542 · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-12-02 to 2025-08-18 · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Contract research firm Inotiv disclosed an August 2025 ransomware attack that disrupted operations; it said an attacker had access between August 5 and 8 and notified 9,542 people, mostly employees and family members. Qilin claimed 176 GB o · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Qilin ransomware attack on Inotiv exposes 9,542 people · seed source
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-12-23 to 2025-12-02 · 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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