Postmeds

Disclosed Oct 30, 20232,369,026 affectedConfirmed

The covered entity (CE), Postmeds, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,369,026 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medications, and some Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

What is known

People affected	2,369,026 (as reported to HHS)
Disclosed	Oct 30, 2023
Discovered	Aug 31, 2023
Happened	Aug 30, 2023
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	NamesHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Postmeds

Official noticeatg.wa.gov

Washington Attorney General breach notice: Postmeds

Official noticejustice.oregon.gov

Oregon DOJ breach notice: Postmeds

Official noticeago.vermont.gov

Vermont Attorney General: 2024-01-17 Postmeds Data Breach Notice to Consumers

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Postmeds (Healthcare Provider, CA)

Notices filed

Residents of CAOct 30, 2023

California AGCount not stated

Residents of WAOct 30, 2023

Washington AG48,861 people

Residents of OROct 30, 2023

Oregon DOJCount not stated

TotalOct 30, 2023

HHS archive2,369,026 people

Residents of VTJan 17, 2024

Vermont AGCount not stated

History of this record

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names","health"]by backfillSource

records_basis2026-09-25

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records2026-09-25

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summary2026-09-25

empty to The covered entity (CE), Postmeds, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,369,026 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates ofby backfillSource

source2026-09-25

empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-01-17-postmeds-data-breach-notice-consumersby backfillSource

sector2026-09-25

other to healthby backfillSource

attack2026-09-25

unknown to hackingby backfillSource

discovered2026-09-25

empty to 2023-08-31by backfillSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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