Lincare
Disclosed Oct 26, 20214 years ago2,918,444 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Lincare Holdings, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,918,444 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
What is known
| People affected | 2,918,444 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Discovered | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Happened | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Lincareoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: Lincarejustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Lincare (Healthcare Provider, FL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Oct 26, 2021 | 2,918,444 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Nov 24, 2021 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jun 6, 2022 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Jun 6, 2022 | |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 3, 2023 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Jan 3, 2023 |
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 2918444 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-11-24 to 2021-10-26 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Lincare Holdings, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,918,444 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Sec · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2021-09-26 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2022-06-06 to 2021-11-24 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2023-01-03 to 2022-06-06 · 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.