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Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

Disclosed Aug 28, 20206 years ago201,197 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 201,197 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. The CE also established a call-center and provided credit monitoring and identity protection services for affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with its BA.

What is known

People affected201,197 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedAug 28, 2020
HappenedApr 2, 2021
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalAug 28, 202055,983
Indiana AGresidents of INJun 25, 20215,931
HHS archivetotalJun 25, 2021201,197

Other breaches at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

BreachAffected
Disclosed Dec 23, 2014Dec 23, 201411 years agoLost or stolen device2,813
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-06-25 to 2020-08-28 · 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 201197 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 201,197 individuals. The PHI involved included names, · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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