Lyons Companies

Disclosed Aug 23, 20198,002 affectedConfirmed

The covered entity (CE), Lyons Company, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,434 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, treatment information, and financial information. After the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Workforce members were trained on the proper methods for identifying fraudulent email communications.

What is known

People affected	8,002 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Aug 23, 2019
Happened	Feb 4, 2019
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	NamesHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeattorneygeneral.delaware.gov

Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: Lyons Companies

Official noticein.gov

Indiana Attorney General 2019 data breach report: Lyons Companies

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Lyons Companies (Business Associate, PA)

Notices filed

Residents of DEAug 23, 2019

Delaware DOJ5,067 people

Residents of INAug 23, 2019

Indiana AG7 people

TotalAug 23, 2019

HHS archive1,982 people

History of this record

sector2026-09-25

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attack2026-09-25

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

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